{"publication_status":"published","article_processing_charge":"Yes","day":"06","date_updated":"2026-10-01T08:59:32Z","author":[{"first_name":"Carla L","full_name":"Padilla Franzotti, Carla L","last_name":"Padilla Franzotti"},{"full_name":"Olguín-Orellana, Gabriel J","last_name":"Olguín-Orellana","first_name":"Gabriel J"},{"first_name":"Nicolas","last_name":"Palopoli","full_name":"Palopoli, Nicolas"},{"full_name":"Urquiza-Zurich, Sebastián","last_name":"Urquiza-Zurich","first_name":"Sebastián"},{"full_name":"Garcia-Moreno, Adrian","last_name":"Garcia-Moreno","first_name":"Adrian"},{"first_name":"Sara","last_name":"Monzón","full_name":"Monzón, Sara"},{"first_name":"Mónica","last_name":"Cabrera-Pasadas","full_name":"Cabrera-Pasadas, Mónica"},{"first_name":"Irene","last_name":"Soler Sáez","full_name":"Soler Sáez, Irene"},{"first_name":"Carla","last_name":"Perpiñá-Clérigues","full_name":"Perpiñá-Clérigues, Carla"},{"first_name":"Rafael J","last_name":"Puche Quiñonez","full_name":"Puche Quiñonez, Rafael J"},{"first_name":"Jennifer","last_name":"Vélez Segura","full_name":"Vélez Segura, Jennifer"},{"last_name":"Lovaco-Flores","full_name":"Lovaco-Flores, Jose Abel","first_name":"Jose Abel"},{"last_name":"Osorio Mogollón","full_name":"Osorio Mogollón, Cleidy M","first_name":"Cleidy M"},{"last_name":"Esquinas-Román","full_name":"Esquinas-Román, Eva M","first_name":"Eva M"},{"first_name":"Maria C","id":"273e0cbd-72f0-11ef-b75a-f9f932e292fa","full_name":"Miserendino, Maria C","last_name":"Miserendino"},{"last_name":"Eranti","full_name":"Eranti, Pradeep","first_name":"Pradeep"},{"full_name":"Castillo-Orozco, Ana","last_name":"Castillo-Orozco","first_name":"Ana"},{"first_name":"Yesid","last_name":"Cuesta-Astroz","full_name":"Cuesta-Astroz, Yesid"},{"first_name":"R Gonzalo","full_name":"Parra, R Gonzalo","last_name":"Parra"}],"title":"Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding open, diverse, and collaborative science through SEH2Bioinfo","publication":"Bioinformatics Advances","abstract":[{"text":"Linguistic inequality remains a silent barrier in contemporary science, particularly in rapidly evolving and interdisciplinary fields such as bioinformatics. This article examines how the Spanish-speaking community has responded to this gap through the creation of the Simposio de Estudiantes Hispanohablantes de Bioinformática y Biología Computacional (SEH2Bioinfo), a collective initiative that transforms language into a tool for inclusion and collaboration. Drawing on a historical review of the use of Spanish in scientific communication and an analysis of the two editions of SEH2Bioinfo (2022 and 2025), complemented by surveys of more than 1500 participants, we explore the effects of language on confidence, participation, and academic visibility. The findings show that Spanish can serve as a space for training and mentorship without compromising rigor, while simultaneously strengthening international networks and promoting open science. The growth of SEH2Bioinfo, its collaborative approach, and its intercontinental reach establish the symposium as a model for linguistic equity in scientific practice. Its experience demonstrates that expanding linguistic diversity in bioinformatics is not only possible but essential to building a global scientific community that is fairer, more connected, and representative.","lang":"eng"}],"_id":"22957","year":"2026","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2635-0041"]},"article_number":"vbag182","oa":1,"supplementarymaterial":"no","researchdata_availability":"yes","citation":{"short":"C.L. Padilla Franzotti, G.J. Olguín-Orellana, N. Palopoli, S. Urquiza-Zurich, A. Garcia-Moreno, S. Monzón, M. Cabrera-Pasadas, I. Soler Sáez, C. Perpiñá-Clérigues, R.J. Puche Quiñonez, J. Vélez Segura, J.A. Lovaco-Flores, C.M. Osorio Mogollón, E.M. Esquinas-Román, M.C. Miserendino, P. Eranti, A. Castillo-Orozco, Y. Cuesta-Astroz, R.G. Parra, Bioinformatics Advances 6 (2026).","chicago":"Padilla Franzotti, Carla L, Gabriel J Olguín-Orellana, Nicolas Palopoli, Sebastián Urquiza-Zurich, Adrian Garcia-Moreno, Sara Monzón, Mónica Cabrera-Pasadas, et al. “Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding Open, Diverse, and Collaborative Science through SEH2Bioinfo.” <i>Bioinformatics Advances</i>. Oxford University Press, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182\">https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182</a>.","ista":"Padilla Franzotti CL, Olguín-Orellana GJ, Palopoli N, Urquiza-Zurich S, Garcia-Moreno A, Monzón S, Cabrera-Pasadas M, Soler Sáez I, Perpiñá-Clérigues C, Puche Quiñonez RJ, Vélez Segura J, Lovaco-Flores JA, Osorio Mogollón CM, Esquinas-Román EM, Miserendino MC, Eranti P, Castillo-Orozco A, Cuesta-Astroz Y, Parra RG. 2026. Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding open, diverse, and collaborative science through SEH2Bioinfo. Bioinformatics Advances. 6(1), vbag182.","apa":"Padilla Franzotti, C. L., Olguín-Orellana, G. J., Palopoli, N., Urquiza-Zurich, S., Garcia-Moreno, A., Monzón, S., … Parra, R. G. (2026). Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding open, diverse, and collaborative science through SEH2Bioinfo. <i>Bioinformatics Advances</i>. Oxford University Press. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182\">https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182</a>","ama":"Padilla Franzotti CL, Olguín-Orellana GJ, Palopoli N, et al. Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding open, diverse, and collaborative science through SEH2Bioinfo. <i>Bioinformatics Advances</i>. 2026;6(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182\">10.1093/bioadv/vbag182</a>","mla":"Padilla Franzotti, Carla L., et al. “Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding Open, Diverse, and Collaborative Science through SEH2Bioinfo.” <i>Bioinformatics Advances</i>, vol. 6, no. 1, vbag182, Oxford University Press, 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182\">10.1093/bioadv/vbag182</a>.","ieee":"C. L. Padilla Franzotti <i>et al.</i>, “Bioinformatics in Español: Expanding open, diverse, and collaborative science through SEH2Bioinfo,” <i>Bioinformatics Advances</i>, vol. 6, no. 1. Oxford University Press, 2026."},"file_date_updated":"2026-10-01T08:55:00Z","das_tickbox":"1","issue":"1","article_type":"original","DOAJ_listed":"1","publisher":"Oxford University Press","date_created":"2026-09-17T11:06:17Z","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode"},"acknowledgement":"We acknowledge the sponsors who made the SEH2Bioinfo possible, the organizers from the various Spanish-speaking RSGs, and\r\nthe collaborators who contributed to dissemination, logistics,\r\nand other essential tasks for its execution. G.J.O.-O. thanks the\r\nFONDECYT Postdoctoral Project No. 3250793 for financial support. G.J.O.-O. also expresses gratitude to Valentina Luza: “May\r\nher passion for science communication keep inspiring new generations, myself included, to infinity and beyond!” R.G.P.\r\nthanks the Argentinian public university education system as an\r\nelement of social ascendance and democratization of professional opportunities.","fulldoi":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag182","pmid":1,"scopus_import":"1","doi":"10.1093/bioadv/vbag182","related_material":{"link":[{"url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag271","relation":"erratum"}]},"OA_place":"publisher","department":[{"_id":"PaSc"},{"_id":"GradSch"}],"has_accepted_license":"1","status":"public","intvolume":"         6","type":"journal_article","date_published":"2026-08-06T00:00:00Z","oa_version":"Published Version","volume":6,"external_id":{"pmid":["42577783"]},"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"month":"08","dataavailabilitystatement":"The data underlying this article, including the abstract books for\r\nthe first and second editions of the SEH2Bioinfo symposia, are\r\navailable in Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6603621\r\nand https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1,54,46,570, respectively.","quality_controlled":"1","OA_type":"gold","ddc":["570"],"file":[{"file_size":1359968,"relation":"main_file","success":1,"file_id":"23016","access_level":"open_access","date_created":"2026-10-01T08:55:00Z","date_updated":"2026-10-01T08:55:00Z","file_name":"2026_BioinformaticsAdvances_Franzotti.pdf","content_type":"application/pdf","checksum":"8885b0531a655103c46899b2f935b0db","creator":"dernst"}]}