The ORNL BERIS Group is supported by DOE’s Office of Science and has been the primary technical communication resource supporting the genomic science area of BER since 1989. The group’s scope expanded to include BER’s research program more broadly in 2009.
Advancing Science Through Communication of Cutting-Edge Research Strategies
The Biological and Environmental Research Information System (BERIS) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks to inform the scientific community and public about the cutting-edge fundamental research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. BERIS develops targeted technical communications that span various research areas and reach many audiences. By effectively communicating cutting-edge research strategies and findings, the group fosters collaboration, innovation, and accelerated discovery across multiple disciplines.
Integrating the many facets of biological and environmental research is critical for spurring innovation at the most rapid pace and at the lowest cost.
Effective technical communication products facilitate meaningful interactions among scientists from different disciplines, promoting productive discourse and collaboration that ensures the timely fulfillment of pressing DOE energy missions. Moreover, by clearly conveying complex scientific concepts and findings, these communication efforts help stimulate growth in the U.S. bioeconomy.
The group works with DOE staff and the scientific community to write and disseminate information about biological and environmental science challenges and research results to help stimulate advances at interdisciplinary interfaces; facilitate programmatic planning, research, and communication; democratize access to the growing bounty of resources and data; and to help drive more-informed scientific and societal discourse.
