Education
- BS, Cornell University
- PhD, University of Chicago
Experience
Dr. Rebecca Dikow is a Research Data Scientist and leads the Smithsonian Institution Data Science Lab, part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Since its start in 2016, members of the Data Science Lab have been conducting biodiversity research using genomics, informatics, and machine learning tools. While the Data Science Lab research focus was initially on biodiversity, as the pace of digitization of collections from across the Smithsonian has increased, the Data Science Lab has expanded its areas of inquiry to include biodiversity informatics and digital humanities in collaborations with more than a dozen Smithsonian units. Data Science Lab members now work with researchers studying digitized collections and archives data outside the biodiversity sphere and strive to collaborate with scholars all across the Smithsonian. The Data Science Lab also provides support for researchers using the High-Performance Computing Cluster and training in data science and bioinformatics tools. Rebecca is also an affiliated faculty member in the George Mason University School of Systems Biology and the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation.
Website: https://datascience.si.edu
