Bioimage informatics: Investing in software usability is essential

PLoS Biol. 2023 Jul 31;21(7):e3002213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002213. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Abstract

In 2018, PLOS Biology announced CellProfiler 3.0, which has become one of the most used pieces of image analysis software in biology. The rapid adoption of this software speaks to the importance of user experience to disseminate new methods of bioimage informatics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology / methods
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted* / methods
  • Informatics
  • Software*

Grants and funding

PPG is part of the IBISA MicroPICell facility (Biogenouest), member of the national infrastructure France-Bioimaging supported by the French National Research Agency (ANR-10-INBS-04). PPG is supported by the ANR CROCOVAL (ANR-18-CE45-0015). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.