Newswise — Newswise—Rockville, Md.—The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today the inaugural recipients of the FASEB DataWorks! Prize. The prize showcases teams’ exemplary achievements in biological and biomedical research that were made possible through data management and sharing.

Sharing and reusing scientific data openly has tremendous potential to catalyze new scientific discoveries. Exemplary data management and sharing requires innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration to maximize impact. 

The DataWorks! Prize, a component of FASEB DataWorks!, is a partnership between FASEB and NIH to incentivize innovative practices and increase community engagement around data sharing and reuse. A panel of NIH officials selected 11 research teams as winners. The winning teams share a prize purse of $475,000.

With community engagement as a key part of the DataWorks! Prize, FASEB recognized two teams with People’s Choice awards based on crowd voting. More than 2,150 votes were cast from the community.

2022 DataWorks! Prize Winners

Grand Prize: $100,000

Distinguished Achievement Award: $50,000

 Exemplary Achievement Award: $25,000

Significant Achievement Awards: $12,500

People’s Choice Award

DataWorks! Prize Symposium

FASEB and NIH will host a symposium on April 25, 2023, to share best practices in data sharing and reuse and celebrate the achievements of the DataWorks! Prize participants. For more information and to preregister for the symposium, click here.

FASEB DataWorks!

An annual challenge, the DataWorks! Prize is a component of FASEB DataWorks!, which brings the biological and biomedical research communities together to advance human health through data sharing and reuse. Learn more about FASEB DataWorks! and the DataWorks! Prize.

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About FASEB  

FASEB is comprised of 27 scientific member societies with 115,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. FASEB’s mission is to advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to member societies and their members. Visit faseb.org for more information.