Converting a spreadsheet of SMILES: my first OSM contribution

I’ve long admired the work of the Open Source Malaria Project. Unfortunately time and “day job” constraints prevent me from being as involved as I’d like.

So: I was happy to make a small contribution recently in response to this request for help:

Can anyone help @O_S_M to convert this spreadsheet (http://t.co/Ny48Fl4ErB) into chemical structures with data? #openscience #realtimechem

— Alice Williamson (@all_isee) June 24, 2014

How open source and BioStar saved a project

This is the story of how an open source project and a science communication tool combined to save the day.