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Holmes C, McDonald F, Jones M, et al. Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society. OMICS. 2016;20(6):352-61doi: 10.1089/omi.2016.0032.
Holmes, C., McDonald, F., Jones, M., & Graham, J. (2016). Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society. Omics : a journal of integrative biology, 20(6), 352-61. https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2016.0032
Holmes, Christina, et al. "Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society." Omics : a journal of integrative biology vol. 20,6 (2016): 352-61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2016.0032
Holmes C, McDonald F, Jones M, Graham J. Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society. OMICS. 2016 Jun;20(6):352-61. doi: 10.1089/omi.2016.0032. Epub 2016 May 25. PMID: 27223900.
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OMICS. 2016 Jun;20(6):352-61. doi: 10.1089/omi.2016.0032. Epub 2016 May 25.

Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society.

Omics : a journal of integrative biology

Christina Holmes, Fiona McDonald, Mavis Jones, Janice Graham

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  1. 1 Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University , Halifax, Canada .
  2. 2 Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, Australia .

PMID: 27223900 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2016.0032

Abstract

Proteomics is one of the pivotal next-generation biotechnologies in the current "postgenomics" era. Little is known about the ways in which innovative proteomics science is navigating the complex socio-political space between laboratory and society. It cannot be assumed that the trajectory between proteomics laboratory and society is linear and unidirectional. Concerned about public accountability and hopes for knowledge-based innovations, funding agencies and citizens increasingly expect that emerging science and technologies, such as proteomics, are effectively translated and disseminated as innovation in society. Here, we describe translation strategies promoted in the knowledge translation (KT) and science communication literatures and examine the use of these strategies within the field of proteomics. Drawing on data generated from qualitative interviews with proteomics scientists and ethnographic observation of international proteomics conferences over a 5-year period, we found that proteomics science incorporates a variety of KT strategies to reach knowledge users outside the field. To attain the full benefit of KT, however, proteomics scientists must challenge their own normative assumptions and approaches to innovation dissemination-beyond the current paradigm relying primarily on publication for one's scientific peers within one's field-and embrace the value of broader (interdisciplinary) KT strategies in promoting the uptake of their research. Notably, the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) is paying increasing attention to a broader range of KT strategies, including targeted dissemination, integrated KT, and public outreach. We suggest that increasing the variety of KT strategies employed by proteomics scientists is timely and would serve well the omics system sciences community.

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