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INFORMATION.

KNOWLEDGE.
LIFE.

An infrastructure and research centre for data and information in the life sciences.

Dr. Olga Giraldo

Knowledge Management, Semantic Technologies research group

Key tasks and activities

Semantic approaches to metadata in support of research management and Linked Open Science including FAIRness, transparency, reproducibility and other *ilities, particularly for non-traditional research outcomes such as data, software and workflows.

Profile

Olga Giraldo is a Biologist with a master’s in Plant Biotechnology and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. Her research experience is related to ontologies and using semantic technology to support knowledge discovery in biomedical documents. Olga is currently working at ZBMED Information Centre for life sciences in aspects related to the curation of research-related semantic descriptors for biomedical data and literature and as an ontologist.​

Educational background

  • 2019
    PhD Artificial Intelligence, Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
  • 2013
    MSc Artificial Intelligence, Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
  • 2012
    MSc Plant Breeding, National University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
  • 2000
    Bachelor Genetic Biology, Valle University (Universidad del Valle)

Career to date

  • 2022 to present
    Ontologist and Semantic Data Curator at ZB MED
  • 2020 to 2021
    Postdoc Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2014 to 2019
    PhD Student, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
  • 2016 to 2017
    Ontology Developer Consultant, Cochrane (online)
  • 2011
    Student Assistant, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben, Germany
  • 2000 to 2010
    Research Assistant, CIAT, Colombia

Publications

ZB MED is supported by the Federal Ministry of Health

ZB MED is supported by the Federal Ministry of Health.

The Federal Ministry of Health is a sponsor of ZB MED on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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The robust, well-established partnership between ZB MED and the University of Cologne covers research, teaching and the provision of information. The Scientific Director of ZB MED also holds a professorship at the Medical Faculty.

ZB MED is sponsered by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia is sponsoring ZB MED.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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A joint professorship is just one example of the cooperation between ZB MED and the University of Bonn in the fields of research and teaching. ZB MED’s Bonn site is located on the Poppelsdorf campus.

ZB MED advocates Open Access

ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

ZB MED’s cooperation with TH Köln focuses on providing qualifications in information and data science through joint professorships and other strategies.

ZB MED is a member of DataCite

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DataCite is an international not-for-profit organisation that offers services and know-how relating to the management, referencing and citation of research data.

ZB MED and Bielefeld University have signed a cooperation agreement

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The objective is to work together to provide complementary information services for the life sciences.

ZB MED advocates equality

ZB MED received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for successfully implementing equality in its staffing structure and personnel policies.

ZB MED is one of over 30 partners in the LFV Open Science

The network is committed to the research and development of working methods, infrastructures, and tools of Open Science.

ZB MED is a member of DAFA.

The "Deutsche Agrarfoschungsallianz" aims to improve the performance, transparency and international visibility of German agricultural research. It is a joint project of German agricultural research.

ZB MED is committed to the principles of Libraries4Future.

Climate protection, sustainability, responsibility, social solidarity.