Case Study: Brigham Young University improves lab continuity and collaboration with LabArchives

Brigham Young University - Customer Case Study

The customer, Brigham Young University, and researcher Jonathon Hill faced the challenge of managing complex, long-term cardiovascular research in a lab run entirely by undergraduate students. This structure led to constant high turnover, making it difficult to maintain continuity, document experiments, and train new team members effectively. The vendor, LabArchives, provided its electronic lab notebook (ELN) service to address these issues.

LabArchives' solution created a centralized digital hub for all procedures, data, and metadata, enabling seamless handovers between student teams and across graduating classes. This digital scaffolding ensured work was never lost and made training new researchers significantly easier. The results included smoother daily operations, continued research progress despite high turnover, and an enhanced ability to collaborate safely during COVID-19. The vendor's platform ensured undergraduates could contribute to meaningful, published research while learning vital data management skills.

Brigham Young University

Jonathon Hill

Brigham Young University