Case Study: Moffitt Cancer Center streamlines collaborative LaTeX writing with Overleaf

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Moffitt Cancer Center researchers faced challenges in collaborating on complex mathematical papers due to the limitations of traditional tools like emailing drafts, Dropbox, and Google Docs. These methods led to version control issues and were not conducive to simultaneous work with their global collaborators. They turned to Overleaf (then WriteLaTeX) for a more streamlined collaborative LaTeX editing solution.

Overleaf provided a real-time, online LaTeX editor that allowed the team to work on their manuscript, including analytics, figures, and bibliography, simultaneously. This solution streamlined their writing process, eliminated software compatibility issues, and became their preferred method for future collaborations. The researchers achieved a successful outcome, resulting in a published paper, and planned to recommend Overleaf to colleagues.

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