In collaborative molecular modeling projects, especially in academic and interdisciplinary environments, it is often difficult to keep track of who is doing what. Profiles end up being scattered across platforms, documents shared by email or chat, and institutional pages remain outdated. If you use SAMSON for your modeling work, there’s a built-in way to make your profile more useful—to others and to yourself.
SAMSON Connect now lets you create a public researcher profile. This is not just a static ID card. It’s a flexible, searchable hub people can use to discover your work, reach you, or collaborate with you. And crucially, it links to tangible assets—documents, jobs, and groups—you’ve shared inside SAMSON. Here’s why that matters and how to set it up.
What your SAMSON profile can do
Your profile is housed on SAMSON Connect and can be made public or kept private. If public, others can find you via your chosen username, browse your publications or shared datasets, and reach out based on your research interests. It’s a lightweight professional footprint directly connected to your modeling pipelines.
Here are just a few things it can include:
- A custom public handle (claimed on a first-come basis)
- A detailed bio (up to 20,000 characters long)
- Links to your social and academic platforms like LinkedIn, ResearchGate, GitHub, etc.
- Markdown-compatible formatting so you can structure your biography, add links, and even embed images
This is valuable whether you’re a PhD student sharing protocols, a postdoc releasing curated datasets, or a group leader maintaining consistency across team resources. Unlike other platforms, the SAMSON profile is integrated directly with how your work gets done.
Getting started: How to edit your profile
Start by going to the User menu > Profile section on SAMSON Connect. There, you’ll find options to upload a profile image, paste or write your bio, and set visibility preferences.
You can instantly preview your public profile once it’s created. Here’s an example of how a well-structured profile might look:
Why it’s worth making public
Unlike a standard CV page, your SAMSON Connect profile is integrated with your modeling workflows. That means:
- People who interact with your shared documents and jobs within the SAMSON ecosystem can find out more about you right there.
- Group collaborators can see your contributions and learn your contact points without switching platforms.
- As you expand your work across shared documents or AI-powered modeling jobs (like AlphaFold or BioNeMo), your profile becomes the reference hub for it all.
Because it’s opt-in and customizable, you can share just what you’re comfortable with—or opt to keep it private. But enabling the public view with even just a basic biography and project list can make you easier to find and collaborate with.
For labs and research groups, this also streamlines onboarding and visibility. New members can use consistent formats and link to lab-defined groups and shared resources directly through their profiles.
To learn more, visit the official collaboration features documentation.
SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. You can download SAMSON at https://www.samson-connect.net.