Jon welcomes Professor Philip Bourne, Founding Dean of the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia to discuss his biomedical data science research, the importance of open-source and open-access within the industry and the data science skills you need to succeed today. In this episode you will learn: • Why Philip founded a School of Data Science [6:08] • How computing and data science have evolved across academic departments [15:55] • The improvements needed in higher education [26:44] • The most important data science skills for academia and industry and the 4+1 model [36:49] • Philip’s biomedical data science research and its fascinating practical applications [43:24] • The essential roles of open-source code and open-access publishing in data science [1:01:27] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/593

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