Creating and managing a public scientific profile can be time-consuming, especially when your research contributions are spread across multiple platforms. For molecular modelers involved in interdisciplinary or collaborative projects, keeping everything centralized and accessible often becomes a task on its own.
If you’re using SAMSON, the platform doesn’t just help you design at the atomic scale; it also helps you consolidate your scientific presence. Through SAMSON Connect, you can build and maintain a customizable public profile—all in one place.
Why Create a Public Profile?
Your SAMSON Connect profile is more than just a placeholder. It acts as a digital hub that can include:
- A unique public handle (first come, first served)
- An extensive biography section (up to 20,000 characters)
- Links to your academic and professional networks (LinkedIn, X, GitHub, ResearchGate, etc.)
- Markdown support for formatting, links, and images
This means you can describe your background, research focus, current collaborations, and major milestones—directly from within the platform you’re using for molecular modeling every day.
How It Works
To edit your profile, go to User menu > Profile on SAMSON Connect. Here’s what it looks like in your user interface:
You can use Markdown formatting to structure your bio, include links to your publications, and even add inline images of molecules or simulations you’ve worked on. This makes your profile more engaging and more reflective of who you are as a scientist or modeler.
Boost Visibility, Control Access
Once made public, your profile can appear in searches on SAMSON Connect. Think of it as your professional card within the SAMSON ecosystem. Because visibility is under your control, you can keep your profile private until it’s ready to be shared.
Here’s an example of a filled-out public profile:
This centralized profile becomes especially useful when you start sharing documents or modeling jobs on SAMSON Connect. Other collaborators can check your background, see your contributions, and connect with you—all directly through your profile.
Who Benefits From This?
Whether you’re an academic researcher, part of an interdisciplinary team, or a student organizing projects, having a SAMSON Connect profile helps streamline your interactions.
For example, if you’re applying for research funding or trying to onboard a new collaborator, your SAMSON Connect profile can act as a portfolio, demonstrating your ongoing work and involvement within molecular modeling projects.
And because it’s part of the SAMSON platform, you don’t need yet another tool to manage—no additional logins, no separate CV builders. Your modeling environment and your professional identity stay connected.
To learn more about setting up your profile and using collaboration features in SAMSON, visit the official collaboration guide: SAMSON Collaboration Documentation.
SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. You can get SAMSON at https://www.samson-connect.net.