When collaborating with teams or sharing your molecular modeling work with the broader community, how you present yourself online matters just as much as the quality of your research. For users of SAMSON, the integrative molecular design platform, a customizable public profile on SAMSON Connect offers a focused way to showcase your work, expertise, and contact points.
Here’s why setting up your SAMSON profile is worth considering—and what you can do with it.
Why it matters
As molecular modeling workflows increasingly involve cloud resources and collaboration, having a visible profile tied to your shared documents, jobs, and group memberships can make your digital identity more consistent and discoverable.
Whether you’re part of academic research or industry development, your profile helps collaborators find you, understand your skills, and connect efficiently through platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub, or ResearchGate—all directly from the SAMSON platform.
What you can customize
When editing your SAMSON Connect profile under User menu > Profile, you can:
- Choose a public handle (be quick—these are unique!)
- Write a detailed biography of up to 20,000 characters
- Use Markdown formatting to structure text, add links, emphasize key points, or embed images
- Link to your social networks like LinkedIn, X, GitHub, or ResearchGate
This is what the profile editing interface looks like:
If you choose to make your profile public, others will be able to access it via SAMSON Connect. Here’s an example of how a completed profile might look:
Tips for an effective profile
Here are a few ideas to make your SAMSON Connect profile more useful to others:
- Reserve your handle early: If your name or branding is important, get your preferred handle while it’s still available.
- Include specific areas of expertise: Mention the modeling tools, simulation systems, or molecular targets you’re familiar with.
- Add links to your public work: Place links to your GitHub repositories, datasets, or published models when possible.
- Use Markdown formatting: Structure your biography using headings or bullet points for clarity.
- Keep it updated: If you’ve published a new protocol or joined a new team, update your profile so others see accurate context.
A profile that scales with your collaboration
As your usage of SAMSON grows—sharing documents, launching cloud jobs, participating in research groups—your profile becomes a hub connecting all your activities. It can help people recognize your contributions, trace the origin of shared work, and determine the scope of your expertise.
It’s more than just a profile—it’s your visible identity inside the SAMSON ecosystem.
To get started or edit your profile, go to SAMSON Connect and visit the User menu > Profile section.
To learn more about collaboration features in SAMSON, visit the full documentation at: SAMSON Collaboration Documentation.
SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. You can get SAMSON at https://www.samson-connect.net.