About this Research Topic
In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, 2023, we are delighted to present the inaugural Frontiers in Bioinformatics 'Women in Bioinformatics 2023' article collection.
At present, 35.2% of bioinformaticians worldwide are women. Despite the progress in gender equality, women are still massively under-represented across science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Unfortunately, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this gap with women facing unique challenges in their career development.
Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
Therefore, Frontiers in Bioinformatics is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across the field of Bioinformatics.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across Bioinformatics research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to Bioinformatics and will therefore welcome:
• General perspectives on a specific field of research inspired, started or sparked by a woman
• Articles celebrating outstanding female researchers and their contributions to Bioinformatics
• Bioinformatics studies led by women
We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend early career researchers to team up with senior female colleagues. However, we will welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.
At present, 35.2% of bioinformaticians worldwide are women. Despite the progress in gender equality, women are still massively under-represented across science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Unfortunately, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this gap with women facing unique challenges in their career development.
Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
Therefore, Frontiers in Bioinformatics is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across the field of Bioinformatics.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across Bioinformatics research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to Bioinformatics and will therefore welcome:
• General perspectives on a specific field of research inspired, started or sparked by a woman
• Articles celebrating outstanding female researchers and their contributions to Bioinformatics
• Bioinformatics studies led by women
We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend early career researchers to team up with senior female colleagues. However, we will welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.
Keywords: Women in Bioinformatics, Women in Science, Women in STEM, Bioinformatics, Single-cell bioinformatics, Protein Bioinformatics
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
