Paving the Way for Accelerated Data Sharing: An Interview with Francine Berman

"How can we create more effective treatments for Alzheimer’s? Can we increase food security across the globe? Is there a way to more accurately predict natural disasters? Solutions to these and other critical challenges are being advanced through the sharing and exchange of research data, and the efforts of the Research Data Alliance (RDA). In this Q&A, Dr. Francine Berman, chair of the Research Data Alliance/United States, comments on the organization’s past, present and future as a prelude to its 5th Plenary Meeting, taking place next week in San Diego, California."