593: The Real-World Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Data Science Collaboration

Published: July 19, 2022, 11 a.m.

Jon welcomes Professor Philip Bourne, Founding Dean of the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia to discuss his biomedical data science research, the importance of open-source and open-access within the industry and the data science skills you need to succeed today.\n\nIn this episode you will learn:\n\u2022 Why Philip founded a School of Data Science [6:08]\n\u2022 How computing and data science have evolved across academic departments [15:55]\n\u2022 The improvements needed in higher education [26:44]\n\u2022 The most important data science skills for academia and industry and the 4+1 model [36:49]\n\u2022 Philip\u2019s biomedical data science research and its fascinating practical applications [43:24]\n\u2022 The essential roles of open-source code and open-access publishing in data science [1:01:27]\n\nAdditional materials: www.superdatascience.com/593