United States
The Becker Library Data Management and Sharing Services team is hosting a virtual workshop on building, improving, and sharing research methods using protocols.io, featuring Dr. Mericka McCabe from the protocols.io team.
Clear, well-documented methods are essential for reproducible research—but creating them can be time-consuming, inconsistent, and difficult to share effectively.
Whether you work in wet lab science, computational research, clinical studies, or qualitative research, the challenge is the same: how do you capture your workflow in a way that is structured, reusable, and easy for others (and your future self) to follow?
In this interactive workshop, Dr. Mericka McCabe will introduce how protocols.io can help researchers across disciplines:
- Turn informal methods into structured, step-by-step workflows
- Discover and adapt existing protocols instead of starting from scratch
- Collaborate and share methods with teams or the broader community
- Make protocols citable and reusable to support transparency and impact
- Use new AI-powered features to draft, refine, and troubleshoot methods more efficiently
You’ll also learn how to access WashU’s premium institutional license and explore real examples of protocols beyond traditional wet lab settings. Whether you are new to protocols.io or looking to streamline your current workflow, this session will show how you can save time, reduce friction, and improve the quality and visibility of your research methods.
For questions, contact Seonyoung Kim at seonyoung.kim@wustl.edu.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Mericka McCabe is the Associate Scientific Engagement Manager at protocols.io. She engages with researchers through webinars, demos, and trainings to support effective method sharing and collaboration. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and has played a leadership role in the international Women in Autophagy network. She is passionate about advancing reproducible research and expanding global access to scientific knowledge.