A limitation of the current study was the lack of a control group into the experimental design of this pilot study. This study examined the integration of the data labs into seminars and workshops with the aim to understand if there was significant impact for students based on this pedagogical decision. Future research would benefit from the inclusion of a student cohort who does not participate in the data labs to act as a control group for which the impact of the data labs can be measured against current standard teaching practice. Another limitation to the present study was the small sample of students of color who participated in the seminar surveys. Aggregating the data by racial group presented its own challenges to analysis, and the decision was weighed carefully by the research team regarding how best to include the experiences of as many students as possible. People of minority ethnic backgrounds are not monoliths of experience, and much of the data supported this. However, this method of analysis did reveal the possibility of a 'hidden curriculum' around omics data analysis, in that students who were not Caucasian were significantly less likely to have encountered this term prior to beginning the course than their peers. Future research will be aimed at recruiting more racially diverse students through additional workshops and in seminars to understand in more depth their experiences with this style of learning.