Aled Edwards

Professor of molecular genetics and medical biophysics
University of Toronto

Aled Edwards is professor of molecular genetics and medical biophysics at the University of Toronto in Canada and founder and director of the Structural Genomics Consortium.

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Open neuroscience and data-sharing

By Mona AlQazzaz, Aled Edwards

5 February 2024

6 min read

Abstract illustration of antibodies scattered against a peach-colored background.

We found a major flaw in a scientific reagent used in thousands of neuroscience experiments — and we’re trying to fix it.

As part of that ambition, we launched a public-private partnership to systematically evaluate antibodies used to study neurological disease, and we plan to make all the data freely available.

Open neuroscience and data-sharing

We found a major flaw in a scientific reagent used in thousands of neuroscience experiments — and we’re trying to fix it.

By Mona AlQazzaz, Aled Edwards

5 February 2024 | 6 min read

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