About this Research Topic
This Research Topic is a collection of emerging insights, research, and perspectives presented at the 14th International Meeting on Visualizing Biological Data (VIZBI 2024). The meeting brought together renowned researchers developing new visualization methods and bioinformatics tools that are driving advances across the life sciences. The meeting also featured leading science communicators who use data visualization to convey complex biological and biomedical processes.
All VIZBI 2024 participants and speakers are invited to contribute work presented or discussed at the meeting. The manuscripts will be handled by an editorial board formed from the VIZBI organizers, and reviewed by experts, including past and present VIZBI speakers and organizers.
Article Types: Manuscripts should be formatted to match one of the Frontiers in Bioinformatics Article Types, including: Original Research, Review, Method, Technology and Code, Perspective, Data Report, or Research Report.
Scope: For this multidisciplinary Research Topic, we invite submissions describing visualization methods, software, or case-studies relevant to all areas of the life sciences, including:
● DNA, genomics, and epigenetics
● RNA and transcriptomics
● Proteins and proteomics
● Cellular systems and cellular-scale data
● Tissue-scale data
● Ecosystems and populations
In addition to technical contributions, the Research Topic also encompasses broader themes, such as how emerging technologies or visual art practices can improve discovery and communication in the life sciences, education, and in public engagement. Thus, we welcome submissions describing applications of relevant practices and technologies, such as:
● 3D printing
● Extended reality
● Design practice
● Scientific animation
● Biomedical illustration
● Data-driven storytelling
For example, we welcome submissions discussing how immersive or tangible 3D models are being used in laboratories, schools, or museums to explain complex, biological processes. Or, how practices from design, film, or game development can improve life science data exploration, or the communication of biomedical breakthroughs and their impact on human health.
Submissions not co-authored by participants or speakers for VIZBI 2024 are ineligible for this Research Topic but may still be considered for publication in the Data Visualisation section of Frontiers in Bioinformatics.
Accepted submissions in this Research Topic will appear in the Data Visualization section of the Frontiers in Bioinformatics journal. Upon authors’ request, submissions can also be cross-listed with other Frontier journals or sections (e.g., in the ‘Computer Vision’ section of ‘Frontiers in Computer Science’).
All VIZBI 2024 participants and speakers are invited to contribute work presented or discussed at the meeting. The manuscripts will be handled by an editorial board formed from the VIZBI organizers, and reviewed by experts, including past and present VIZBI speakers and organizers.
Article Types: Manuscripts should be formatted to match one of the Frontiers in Bioinformatics Article Types, including: Original Research, Review, Method, Technology and Code, Perspective, Data Report, or Research Report.
Scope: For this multidisciplinary Research Topic, we invite submissions describing visualization methods, software, or case-studies relevant to all areas of the life sciences, including:
● DNA, genomics, and epigenetics
● RNA and transcriptomics
● Proteins and proteomics
● Cellular systems and cellular-scale data
● Tissue-scale data
● Ecosystems and populations
In addition to technical contributions, the Research Topic also encompasses broader themes, such as how emerging technologies or visual art practices can improve discovery and communication in the life sciences, education, and in public engagement. Thus, we welcome submissions describing applications of relevant practices and technologies, such as:
● 3D printing
● Extended reality
● Design practice
● Scientific animation
● Biomedical illustration
● Data-driven storytelling
For example, we welcome submissions discussing how immersive or tangible 3D models are being used in laboratories, schools, or museums to explain complex, biological processes. Or, how practices from design, film, or game development can improve life science data exploration, or the communication of biomedical breakthroughs and their impact on human health.
Submissions not co-authored by participants or speakers for VIZBI 2024 are ineligible for this Research Topic but may still be considered for publication in the Data Visualisation section of Frontiers in Bioinformatics.
Accepted submissions in this Research Topic will appear in the Data Visualization section of the Frontiers in Bioinformatics journal. Upon authors’ request, submissions can also be cross-listed with other Frontier journals or sections (e.g., in the ‘Computer Vision’ section of ‘Frontiers in Computer Science’).
Keywords: bioinformatics, data visualization, visual analytics, computational biology, data science, biomedical data science, 3D printing, life sciences, science communication, public outreach, scientific art
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.
