Project type
UX/UI design In-house work
Timeline
6 months (2024)
Team
Me (lead designer) Morgan Aster (developer) Jose Soto (developer) Ruchi Munshi (product management) Kyle Vernest (product management) Kate Latak (design management) Kathleen Tibbetts (engineering management)
Skills
User research Wireframing & rapid iteration User testing Science communication
What is imputation?
Our team at the Broad Institute aimed to leverage the All of Us genome database to develop an accessible, user-friendly imputation service (imputation is an established scientific process that uses large databases to “fill in” partially sequenced genomes). I created these marketing materials to publicize the new imputation server both internally at the Broad and to external stakeholders.
Design process
I conducted 10 user interviews with scientists and performed secondary research to understand user needs, created wireframes and UX flows to shape the service vision, and designed marketing materials to publicize the service.
Research reveals user types and needs
I led a research effort to talk with scientists who use imputation, which helped us understand their current workflows and hopes for a new service. I synthesized themes from 10 user interviews on a Miro board, and built personas based on recurring sentiments.
High-level UX flows
The research guided me as I sketched out potential user flows to discuss with the team
Wireframes for future direction
The UX flows guided us to an MVP focused on computational users—tech-savvy scientists who prefer tools they can interface with via code. The initial launch will feature a command-line tool, enabling computational biologists to test, use it in their published research, and act as evangelists for the service. However we still wanted this service to be accessible to those who prefer a more traditional user interface (GUI). I made wireframe sketches of what this GUI should include. This project is still in development, stay tuned for updates!