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The long range goal of this laboratory is to understand the computational resources of brains from the biophysical to the systems levels. The central issues being addressed are how dendrites integrate synaptic signals in neurons, how networks of neurons generate dynamical patterns of activity, how sensory information is represented in the cerebral cortex, how memory representations are formed and consolidated during sleep, and how visuo-motor transformations are adaptively organized. Additionally, new techniques have been developed for modeling cell signaling using Monte Carlo methods (MCell) and the blind separation of brain imaging data into functionally independent components (ICA).

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• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

Batch primer selection software program designed to select PCR oligos for gap closure for assemblies containing a large number of gaps. It will select oligos for gap closure of both contig and scaffold gaps.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

Cross-species microarray expression database focusing on high-throughput expression data relevant for germline development, meiosis and gametogenesis as well as the mitotic cell cycle. The database contains a unique combination of information: 1) High-throughput expression data obtained with whole-genome high-density oligonucleotide microarrays (GeneChips). 2) Sample annotation (mouse over the sample name and click on it) using the Multiomics Information Management and Annotation System (MIMAS 3.0). 3) In vivo protein-DNA binding data and protein-protein interaction data (available for selected species). 4) Genome annotation information from Ensembl version 50. 5) Orthologs are identified using data from Ensembl and OMA and linked to each other via a section in the report pages. The portal provides access to the Saccharomyces Genomics Viewer (SGV) which facilitates online interpretation of complex data from experiments with high-density oligonucleotide tiling microarrays that cover the entire yeast genome. The database displays only expression data obtained with high-density oligonucleotide microarrays (GeneChips)., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 15,2026.

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• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

Group of 10 academic laboratories provide pancreatic islets of cGMP-quality to eligible investigators for use in FDA approved, IRB-approved transplantation protocols in which isolated human islets are transplanted into qualified patients afflicted with type 1 diabetes mellitus; optimize the harvest, purification, function, storage, and shipment of islets while developing tests that characterize the quality and predict the effectiveness of islets transplanted into patients with diabetes mellitus; and provide pancreatic islets for basic science studies. The centers are electronically linked through an Administrative and Bioinformatics Coordinating Center (ABCC). The ABCC manages a system with objectively defined criteria that establishes the order of priority for islet distribution. It also provides database and other informatics to track the utilization of pancreata and all distributed clinical grade islets for transplant and basic research, and supports the Islet Cell Resource Centers Consortium so that the research community has a single entry point to the program. Qualified researchers from domestic institutions may request islets by submitting a written application to the director of the ABCC. The ICRs will distribute Islets as appropriate for either clinical or basic science protocol use to eligible investigators who have received a favorable review and subsequent approval by the ICR Steering Committee (SC). The Administrative and Bioinformatics Coordinating Center (ABCC) manages the distribution according to a priority list. The ABCC will give preference to investigators who have peer-reviewed, NIH-funded research support.

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• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

Interaction database from international collaboration between major public interaction data providers who share curation effort and develop set of curation rules when capturing data from both directly deposited interaction data or from publications in peer reviewed journals. Performs complete curation of all protein-protein interactions experimentally demonstrated within publication and makes them available in single search interface on common website. Provides data in standards compliant download formats. IMEx partners produce their own separate resources, which range from all encompassing molecular interaction databases, such as are maintained by IntAct, MINT and DIP, organism-centric resources such as BioGrid or MPIDB or biological domain centric, such as MatrixDB. They have committed to making records available, via PSICQUIC webservice, which have been curated to IMEx rules and are available to users as single, non-redundant set of curated publications which can be searched at the IMEx website. Data is made available in standards-compliant tab-deliminated and XML formats, enabling to visualize data using wide range of tools. Consortium is open to participation of additional partners and encourages deposition of data, prior to publication, and will supply unique accession numbers which may be referenced within final article. Submitters may send their data directly to any of member databases using variety of formats, but should conform to guidelines as to minimum information required to describe data.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

GenProtEC is dedicated to the functions encoded by the Escherichia coli K-12 (strain MG1655) genome defined in the GenBank Accession No. NC_000913.2 deposit. All the data presented in GenProtEC is made easily accessible to the users through downloadable flat files in text format. GenProtEC presents information on the functions of E.coli K-12 MG1655 gene products from several points of view. E.coli proteins as single modules have been grouped in sequence similarity. Using the power of group membership of proteins of similar function, open reading frames within any group can be assigned the general function. In addition, the presence of domains of known function within E.coli proteins has been determined. Domain content permits annotation of some functional information to otherwise totally unknown sequences. The rich classification of cellular roles, MultiFun, has been applied, underlining the fact that many gene products have more than one cellular role. Our annotation work includes multiple types of information: 1. Sequence similarity to orthologues as defined by Darwin (start and end of aligned region, identity, and PAM distance). 2. Resolution of fused proteins into modular units with independent functions. 3. Identification of sequence similar protein groups within E. coli that are clustered by transitive relationships. The sequence similarity is limited to PAM 200 and an alignment of at least 83 amino acids. 4. Updated literature references. 5. Classification of gene products by their gene type and by their cellular role(s). The MultiFun classification system for cellular roles is used to assign gene products to one or more roles. MultiFun has been converted to Gene Ontology terms. 6. Familes of proteins related by structure and biochemical reaction mechanisms (work in progress). 7. SCOP superfamily identification and location (e.g. binding site domains) for E. coli proteins., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 15,2026.

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• 16 years ago - by Anonymous

Web application for sequence analysis and the prediction of protein structure and function. The user interface intakes protein sequences or alignments and returned multiple sequence alignments, motifs, and nuclear localization signals., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 15,2026.

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• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

Portal provides list of software resources. LONI is leader in development of advanced computational algorithms and software for comprehensive and quantitative mapping of brain structure and function. Aims to encourage communication between users and LONI software engineers in order to improve effectiveness.

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• SciCrunch
• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

A Perl-based visualization software tool that generates circular figures of genome-associated data. Common uses of the tool include: * Displaying the sequence and/or genes in a GenBank flat file. * Highlighting differences and/or similarities in gene content between related organisms. * Comparing SNPs and indels between closely-related strains or serovars. * Comparing gene expression values across multiple samples or timepoints. * Visualizing coverage plots of RNA-Seq read alignments.

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• SciCrunch
• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

A tool for annotating, exploring, and analyzing gene sets that may be associated with cancer.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

Software that integrates Hi-C and FISH data, offering a modular and easy-to-use tool for chromosomal spatial analysis.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

Statistical analysis software that combines scientific graphing, comprehensive curve fitting (nonlinear regression), understandable statistics, and data organization. Designed for biological research applications in pharmacology, physiology, and other biological fields for data analysis, hypothesis testing, and modeling.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

Workflow software to process tandem MS files and build MassBank records. Functions include automated extraction of tandem MS spectra, formula assignment to tandem MS fragments, recalibration of tandem MS spectra with assigned fragments, spectrum cleanup, automated retrieval of compound information from Internet databases, and export to MassBank records.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

Software that implements a reference-based probabilistic approach to identify the Tandem Repeat (TR) region and estimate the number of these TR elements in long DNA reads.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE.Documented on January 14, 2023. Infrastructure for sharing data, tools and services, this virtual research environment (VRE) supports e-Neuroscience and is designed to provide services for data and processing of that data. While the system is initially focused on electrophysiology data (neural activity recordings are the primary data types), it is equally applicable to many domains outside neuroscience. The Portal Provides: * User login and customization. * Data upload/download. * Data handling including custom permissions for public, shared or private data. * The ability to invoke custom public, shared or private services that consume and produce data. For example, it would allow spike series to be run through a sorter, producing new data representing the sorted spikes. * The ability to host services written in a number of languages including, but not limited to Matlab, R, Python, Perl, Java. * A system to support metadata for data objects, which provides extensive support for entering metadata at the point of upload, and allows the generation of metadata from services to provide provenance information. * The ability to invoke additional visualization for the data, for example, via the Signal Data Explorer. A core part is the development of: (i) minimum reporting guidelines for annotation of data and other computational resources for the purpose of sharing, and; (ii) intermediate formats and APIs for translation between proprietary and bespoke data types. These recommendations are being implemented and the global community is encouraged both to engage in their specification and make use of them for their own data sharing systems. * MINI: Minimum Information about a Neuroscience Investigation - This framework represents the formalized opinion of the CARMEN consortium and its associates, and identifies the minimum reporting information required to support the use of electrophysiology in a neuroscience study, for submission to the CARMEN system. * NDTF: Neurophysiology Data Translation Format - This framework provides a vendor-independent mechanism for translating between raw and processed neurphysiology data in the form of time and image series. They are implementing NDTF in CARMEN but it may also be useful for third party applications.

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• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

A free tool to design effective RNAi molecules that includes the following target design options: Stealth RNAi siRNA, siRNA, miR RNAi, shRNA, siRNA to Stealth RNAi siRNA, and siRNA to shRNA.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

Knowledge base (or ontology) that characterizes the state of current thought in cognitive science that captures knowledge from users with expertise in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. There are two basic kinds of knowledge in the knowledge base. Terms provide definitions and properties for individual concepts and tasks. Assertions describe relations between terms in the same way that a sentence describes relations between parts of speech. The goal is to develop a knowledge base that will support annotation of data in databases, as well as supporting improved discourse in the community. It is open to all interested researchers. A fundamental feature of the knowledge base is the desire and ability to capture not just agreement but also disagreement regarding definitions and assertions. Thus, if you see a definition or assertion that you disagree with, then you can assert and describe your disagreement. The project is led by Russell Poldrack, Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology at the University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Computational Biology (A. Toga, PI) and UCLA Consortium for Neuropsychiatric Phenomics (R. Bilder, PI). Most tasks used in cognitive psychology research are not identical across different laboratories or even within the same laboratory over time. A major advantage of anchoring cognitive ontologies to the measurement level is that the strategy for determining changes in task properties is easier than tracking changes in concept definitions and usage. The process is easier because task parameters are usually (if not always) operationalized objectively, offering a clear basis to judge divergence in methods. The process is also easier because most tasks are based on prior tasks, and thus can more readily be considered descendants in a phylogenetic sense.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

A disease / disorder relationships explorer and a sample of a map-oriented scientific work. It uses the Human Disease Network dataset and allows intuitive knowledge discovery by mapping its complexity. The Human Disease Network (official) dataset, a poster of the data and related book (Biology - The digital era, ISBN: 978-2-271-06779-1) are available. This kind of data has a network-like organization, and relations between elements are at least as important as the elements themselves. More data could be integrated to this prototype and could eventually bring closer phenotype and genotype. Results should be visual, but also printable. Creating posters can enhance collaborative work. It facilitates discussion and sharing of ideas about the data. This website initiative is an invitation to think about the benefits of networks exploration but above all it tries to outline future designs of scientific information systems.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

Software library and a suite of applications, written in Perl and R, for deep sequencing statistical analyses.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

Software used for estimating protein-DNA binding energies from in vivo binding profiles. It is a de novo motif discovery algorithm that exploits the information in transcription factor ChIP-seq or ChIP-exo datasets based on a more natural thermodynamic formalism., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous