Opening Influenza Research

"Open science practices are becoming increasingly expected by government agencies (NIH, OSTP, UNESCO) and funders, but how does a researcher begin to learn about and implement open science practices in their work? Preliminary research demonstrates that the influenza community sees value in preregistration and data sharing, the publication of null results, and replication studies. However, there is a mismatch in support for open science and using open science practices in research (Open Scholarship Survey, 2022). One way to narrow the gap between support and practice is through learning opportunities.

With generous funding from Flu Lab, the Center for Open Science (COS) has offered training opportunities for influenza researchers. The following resources include those developed for and by the participants in the COS Opening Influenza Research Fellowship and a pilot Open Science Community Trainer Certification Program to advance open science adoption in the influenza research community...."