Research conducted at the LCSB is conducted with responsibility and the highest quality in mind, with a focus on increasing the overall reproducibility of scientific results.

The aim of the R3 initiative coordinated by LCSB BioCore group is to raise research quality and increase the overall reproducibility of scientific results. This is achieved through constant change management, state-of-the-art infrastructure and software, GDPR-compliant data processes and data handling methods, systematic support of FAIR principles, as well as platforms and tools that enable high-quality scientific computing.

The research publication workflow is standardized by structuring data, capturing lab protocols and experimental methods in electronic lab notebooks, source code versioning, workflow management, and freezing the project states for reproduction via virtualization technologies. BioCore group supports researchers in setting up and conducting reproducible research by offering training, guidance, and tools facilitating code and data management tasks. We also support the pre-publication check at LCSB, an initiative helping to deliver publications with reproducible results. Finally, we support LCSB with data stewardship services, helping to manage data produced during a scientific project, and their long-term storage and reuse.

We can help you to#

• learn about git version-control system
• learn about both basic and advanced data management topics
• learn about sensitive data handling with GDPR
• plan ahead for GDPR compliance
• collect and prepare data- and software-related technical details required for a grant proposal
• write data management plans (DMPs) and perform data protection impact assessments (DPIAs)
• comply with national and funding body requirements, as well as University- and LCSB-level policies
• address various challenges with in-house developed software
• get hands-on support for accelerating, parallelizing and maintaining your computational analysis code
• apply current open-science state-of-the-art and best practices to your research output for increased impact and recognition
• publish your data following the FAIR principles, generating highest possible impact

Documentation#

• LCSB How-To Cards

Publishing support#

• Pre-publication Check, available via publications.lcsb.uni.lu.
• Frozen pages
• LCSB Analytics Platform (LAP) allows statistics collection for the main LCSB sites and documentation.

Data management tools#

LCSB Bioinformatics Core assists LCSB researchers with the organization, management, and curation of research data.

• Applicable data management policies are in place and can be found under Policies section of How-to Cards – particularly the policies BIC-001 through BIC-006 cover the topics of data management, Data Protection, and IT setup.
• Backups and data storage is provided and supported by the University and LCSB; refer to policy on data backup and storage for details.
• Data Storage Finder can be used for quickly deciding on what data storage facility to use.
• LCSB File Transfer
• OwnCloud (managed by IT Infrastructure team)

Source code management tools#

• LCSB Code Policy
• LCSB GitLab (managed by IT Infrastructure team)
• Group organization in GitLab

Training#

We provide training for employees of the LCSB and beyond. Trainigs are delivered periodically or upon request.

• basics of research data management
• IT Core Tools training
• Git basics and advanced
• computational environment setup
• and more

Contact#

The project memebers can be reached via e-mail contact lcsb-datastewards@uni.lu. To visit us in person, find us on the 4th floor of the LCSB BTL building (RoudenEck).