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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/brainlife_io/

Platform for publishing reproducible code and datasets and providing access to national supercomputers, private clouds, and institutional high-performance computer systems to promote open software and data sharing to advance understanding of the human brain.

Proper citation: brainlife.io (RRID:SCR_016513) Copy   

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http://www.proteometools.org/index.php?id=home

Project for building molecular and digital tools from human proteome to facilitate biomedical research, drug discovery, personalized medicine and life science research.

Proper citation: ProteomeTools (RRID:SCR_018535) Copy   

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http://www.hgvs.org

The Society aims to foster discovery and characterization of genomic variations including population distribution and phenotypic associations. We promote collection, documentation and free distribution of genomic variation information and associated clinical variations and endeavor to foster the development of the necessary methodology and informatics. Mission Statement To enhance human health through identification and characterization of changes in the genome that lead to susceptibility to illness. To this end, to collate the genomic information necessary for molecular diagnosis, research on basic mechanisms and design of treatments of human ailments. Society Journal Human Mutation is the Society journal. Members will receive a reduced subscription to the journal if they choose to subscribe. Meetings The Society holds two scientific meetings per year. One as a satellite to either the HUGO (Human Genome Organization) annual meeting or the ESHG (European Society of Human Genetics) annual meeting and one meeting is a satellite to the ASHG (American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting. The meetings are a forum for scientists to exchange ideas and form collaborations. Prominent speakers in the field are invited as well as a call for abstracts at large. The meetings are designed to update and increase knowledge of human genome variation and generally attract a stimulating and interesting collection of abstracts in all fields of human genome variation making it an ideal forum to share information and results. Past themes include: copy number variation, pathogenic or not?, pharmacogenomics, new DNA sequencing technologies, and genotype to pheontype relationships. We invite members and non-members alike to attend these meetings. The Society holds the Annual General Meeting of the members after the scientific meeting that is a satellite of the ASHG. Exhibitor''s booths The Society usually takes out an Exhibitor''s booth at the American & European Societies of Human Genetics annual meetings and sometimes the HUGO HGM meeting. GUIDELINES & RECOMMENDATIONS Members of the Society have formulated Guidelines & Recommendations on a number of topics, but especially for nomenclature of gene variations and guidelines on variation databases.

Proper citation: Human Genome Variation Society (RRID:SCR_012989) Copy   

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http://mouse.brain-map.org/static/brainexplorer

Atlas of the brain and the disorders affecting it, aimed at general practitioners and specialists in training. It consists of three main parts: a description of the different parts of the normal brain and their functions, a description of the process of neurological control, and a description of 14 different brain disorders in psychiatry and neurology - as well as their cause, symptoms, and treatment.

Proper citation: Brain Explorer Atlas and Teaching Tool (RRID:SCR_013022) Copy   

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http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml

This resource gives information about the U.S. Human Genome Project, which was was a 13-year effort to to discover all the estimated 20,000-25,000 human genes and make them accessible for further biological study. The primary project goals were to: - identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA, - determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA, - store this information in databases, - improve tools for data analysis, - transfer related technologies to the private sector, and - address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project. To help achieve these goals, researchers also studied the genetic makeup of several nonhuman organisms. These include the common human gut bacterium Escherichia coli, the fruit fly, and the laboratory mouse. These parallel studies helped to develop technology and interpret human gene function. Sponsors: The DOE Human Genome Program and the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) together sponsored the U.S. Human Genome Project.

Proper citation: Human Genome Project Information (RRID:SCR_013028) Copy   

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http://www.physiome.jp/

Physiome.jp has been established to provide building blocks useful to develop in silico human. The blocks will include mathematical models and experimental data representing physiological functions. Physiome.jp is a part of the Worldwide Integrative Biomedical Research Cooperation to promote Physiome and Systems Biology. The building blocks (modules, models, biological data) representing biological functions and structure are databased and served as elements in the catalogue of human knowledge. They can be reused for deeper understanding of human physiology, eventually contributing to establishment of in silico medicine and predictive medicine. The databases (insilicoDB) at www.physiome.jp currently include a Model Database and a Morphology Database. The Model Database stores a number of modules representing biological/physiological functions. Those models are formulated by mathematical equations to describe dynamic changes of states, i.e., specific biological functions. All models in the database are written in an XML format called insilicoML. The Morphology Database provides datasets representing morphometric models of biological organs. The morphometric data are provided in several data-types including surface data such as STL and VRML and volume/voxel data. The database contents are in the public domain and aim to provide valuable models to the scientific community for model sharing/reuse, simulation, model validation, visualization of biological structure, and morphology-based dynamic simulation of biological functions. These can be accomplished by combining insilicoML models with appropriate morphology datasets. Models and related data in the insilicoDB may be freely downloaded and reused for non-profit scientific purposes. When using the models in the Model Database, we ask the users to respect the effort spent in arranging/serving the mathematical models as well as the original model construction. For any reuse of the morphology data, we also ask the users to respect the intellectual property of those who provided the original data. This should be done by acknowledging [email protected] for model reuse and by including appropriate attribution information for any reuse of the morphology data. The insilicoDB owners will not be held responsible for misuse of the Morphology Database and/or Model Database, or damage caused by use of the data and models contained therein.

Proper citation: Physiome.jp (RRID:SCR_012944) Copy   

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http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/DrugsNew/Default.aspx?MenuItem=Drugs

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on March 12,2025. The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides fact sheets on HIV/AIDS related drugs. The fact sheets describe the drug''s use, pharmacology, side effects, and other information. The database includes: -Approved and investigational HIV/AIDS related drugs -Three versions of each fact sheet: patient, health professional, and Spanish. AIDSinfo is a 100% federally funded U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers. Sponsors: -National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Library of Medicine (NLM) -Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Proper citation: AIDSinfo Drug Database (RRID:SCR_012899) Copy   

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https://www.pbcconsortium.org/

Portal to provide a repository for beta-cell data, to connect researchers from different backgrounds interested in contributing data, models and/or ideas for new insights into beta-cell biology. Used to understand beta-cell biology and diabetes through a cross-disciplinary approach for the assembly of spatiotemporal multi-scale whole cell models of human pancreatic beta-cells.

Proper citation: The Pancreatic Beta-Cell Consortium (RRID:SCR_016328) Copy   

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https://www.t2depigenome.org/

Collects and provides data on the human genome and epigenome to facilitate genetic studies of type 2 diabetes and its complications. A component of the AMP T2D consortium, which includes the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and an international collaboration of researchers.

Proper citation: Diabetes Epigenome Atlas (RRID:SCR_016441) Copy   

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http://www.seattle.eric.research.va.gov/VETR/Home.asp

The Vietnam Era Twin (VET) Registry is a closed cohort composed of approximately 7,000 middle-aged male-male twin pairs both of whom served in the military during the time of the Vietnam conflict (1964-1975). The Registry is a United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resource that was originally constructed from military records; the Registry has been in existence for almost 20 years. It is one of the largest national twin registries in the US and currently has members living in all 50 states. Initially formed to address questions about the long-term health effects of service in Vietnam, the Registry has evolved into a resource for genetic epidemiological studies of mental and physical health conditions. Several waves of mail and telephone surveys have collected a wealth of health-related information on Registry twins, referred to as members. In addition to twins, selected adult offspring of twins and the mothers of those offspring are also VET Registry members. More recent data collection efforts have focused on specific sets of twin pairs and have conducted detailed clinical or laboratory testing. Selected Vietnam Era Registry Research Studies: * Veteran Health Study * VETSA 2: A Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Aging * Alcoholism Course thought Midlife: A Twin Family Study and Offspring of Twins: G, E and GxE Risk for Alcoholism * GE: Offspring of Twins with Substance Use Disorder * Mechanisms Linking Depression to Cardiovascular Risk (Twins Heart Study 2) * Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease * Biological Markers for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (T3) * Memory and the Hippocampus in Vietnam-era Twins with PTSD (Time 3)

Proper citation: Vietnam Era Twin Registry (RRID:SCR_008807) Copy   

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http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/ccmtr/

The mission of the CCMTR is to promote scientific discovery and facilitate its clinical application to achieve the goal of improving the health of animals and humans. The needs of the patients direct the emphasis of basic research, patient samples provide the critical resource to investigate the basis of disease, and patient participation in clinical studies is required to generate the evidence needed to apply new drugs, vaccines and technology to the broader patient population. Initiatives at the Center are designed to develop the multidisciplinary teams necessary to bring an idea from the lab to the patient. The Center is home to service cores that provide advanced technology, collect and store clinical patient samples, and perform clinical trials to validate new medical interventions. North Carolina State University''s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is a dynamic community whose members are dedicated to preparing veterinarians and veterinarian scientists while advancing animal and human health from the cellular level through entire ecosystems.

Proper citation: Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research (RRID:SCR_008299) Copy   

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http://www.semel.ucla.edu/creativity/

The purpose of this center is to study the molecular, cellular, systems and cognitive mechanisms that result in cognitive enhancements and explain unusual levels of performance in gifted individuals, including extraordinary creativity. Additionally, by understating the mechanisms responsible for enhancements in performance we may be better suited to intervene and reverse disease states that result in cognitive deficits. One of the key topics addressed by the Center is the biological basis of cognitive enhancements, a topic that can be studied in human subjects and animal models. In the past much of the focus in the brain sciences has been on the study of brain mechanisms that degrade cognitive performance (for example, on mutations or other lesions that cause cognitive deficits). The Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity at UCLA enables an interdisciplinary team of leading scientists to advance knowledge about the biological bases of creativity. Starting with a pilot project program, a series of investigations was launched, spanning disciplines from basic molecular biology to cognitive neuroscience. Because the concept of creativity is multifaceted, initial efforts targeted refinement of the component processes necessary to generate novel, useful cognitive products. The identified core cognitive processes: 1.) Novelty Generation the ability to flexibly and adaptively generate products that are unique; 2.) Working Memory and Declarative Memory the ability to maintain, and then use relevant information to guide goal-directed performance, along with the capacity to store and retrieve this information; and 3.) Response Inhibition the ability to suppress habitual plans and substitute alternate actions in line with changing problem-solving demands. To study the basic mechanisms underlying these complex brain functions we use translational strategies. Starting from foundational studies in basic neuroscience, we forged an interdisciplinary strategy that permits the most advanced techniques for genetic manipulation and basic neurobiological research to be applied in close collaboration with human studies that converge on the same core cognitive processes. Our integrated research program aims to reveal the genetic architecture and fundamental brain mechanisms underlying creative cognition. The work holds enormous promise for both enhancing healthy cognitive performance and designing new treatments for diverse cognitive disorders. Sponsors: The Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity was inspired by the vision and generosity of Michael Tennenbaum.

Proper citation: Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity (RRID:SCR_000668) Copy   

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http://metscape.ncibi.org

A software program that allows users to visualize and interpret human metabolim and expression profiling data by providing users with a bioinformatics framework. Its features include bulding and analyzing networks of genes and compounds, identifying enriched pathways from expression profiling data, and visualizing changes in metabolite data.

Proper citation: Metscape (RRID:SCR_014687) Copy   

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http://crbs.ucsd.edu/

CRBS is a UCSD organized research unit (ORU) that exists to provide human resources, high technology equipment, and administrative services to researchers engaged in fundamental research on cell structure and function relationships in central nervous system processes, cardiovascular networking, and muscular contraction through multiple scales and modalities. CRBS scientists investigate these processes through invention, refinement, and deployment of sophisticated technologies, especially: - High-powered electron microscopes that reveal three-dimensional cell structures - State-of-the-art X-ray crystallography and magnetic resonance analysis that provide detail on protein structures at high-resolution - Laser-scanning and confocal light microscopes that reveal molecules tagged with fluorescent markers as they traffic within cells and pass transfer signals within and between cells - High performance computing and grid-based integration of distributed data CRBS facilitates an interdisciplinary infrastructure in which people from biology, medicine, chemistry, and physics can work with those from computer science and information technologies in collaborative research. Researchers share interests in the study of complex biological systems at many scales, from the structures of enzymes, proteins, and the body's chemical communications network at atomic and molecular levels, to an organism's physiology, strength, and support at cellular and tissue levels. The CRBS infrastructure integrates resources for high-performance computing, visualization, and database technologies, and the grid-integration of large amounts of archival storage data. The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Cal-IT2) and the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) are collaborators in simulating the activity of biological systems, analyzing the results, and organizing the growing storehouse of biological information. CRBS is an entity evolving as research evolves. It forges interactions with biotechnology and biocomputing companies for technology transfer. Interaction, collaboration, and multiscale research produce new perspectives, reveal fruitful research topics, lead to the development of new technologies and drugs, and train a new generation of researchers in biological systems. Sponsors: CRBS is supported by the University of California at San Diego.

Proper citation: Center for Research in Biological Systems (RRID:SCR_002666) Copy   

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http://humancyc.org/

The HumanCyc database describes human metabolic pathways and the human genome. By presenting metabolic pathways as an organizing framework for the human genome, HumanCyc provides the user with an extended dimension for functional analysis of Homo sapiens at the genomic level. A computational pathway analysis of the human genome assigned human enzymes to predicted metabolic pathways. Pathway assignments place genes in their larger biological context, and are a necessary step toward quantitative modeling of metabolism. HumanCyc contains the complete genome sequence of Homo sapiens, as presented in Build 31. Data on the human genome from Ensembl, LocusLink and GenBank were carefully merged to create a minimally redundant human gene set to serve as an input to SRI''s PathoLogic software, which generated the database and predicted Homo sapiens metabolic pathways from functional information contained in the genome''s annotation. SRI did not re-annotate the genome, but worked with the gene function assignments in Ensembl, LocusLink, and GenBank. The resulting pathway/genome database (PGDB) includes information on 28,783 genes, their products and the metabolic reactions and pathways they catalyze. Also included are many links to other databases and publications. The Pathway Tools software/database bundle includes HumanCyc and the Pathway Tools software suite and is available under license. This form of HumanCyc is faster and more powerful than the Web version.

Proper citation: HumanCyc: Encyclopedia of Homo sapiens Genes and Metabolism (RRID:SCR_007050) Copy   

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http://humanconnectome.org/consortia/

Project to map the neural pathways that underlie human brain function for several modalities of neuroimaging data including fMRI. The purpose of the Project is to acquire and share data about the structural and functional connectivity of the human brain. It will greatly advance the capabilities for imaging and analyzing brain connections, resulting in improved sensitivity, resolution, and utility, thereby accelerating progress in the emerging field of human connectomics. Altogether, the Human Connectome Project will lead to major advances in the understanding of what makes us uniquely human and will set the stage for future studies of abnormal brain circuits in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. The sixteen institutes and centers of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience have funded two major grants that will take complementary approaches to deciphering the brain's amazingly complex wiring diagram. An 11-institution consortium led by Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Minnesota received a 5-year grant to enable development and utilization of advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) methods to chart brain circuitry. A consortium led by Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of California at Los Angeles received a grant to enable building and refining a next-generation 3T MR scanner that improves the quality and spatial resolution with which brain connectivity data can be acquired at this field strength.

Proper citation: NIH Human Connectome Project (RRID:SCR_006942) Copy   

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http://pga.mgh.harvard.edu/primerbank/

Database of human and mouse primer pairs for gene expression analysis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative PCR (qPCR). A total of 306,800 primers covering most known human and mouse genes can be accessed from the PrimerBank database, together with information on these primers such as T(m), location on the transcript and amplicon size. For each gene, at least one primer pair has been designed and in many cases alternative primer pairs exist. Primers have been designed to work under the same PCR conditions, thus facilitating high-throughput QPCR. All primers in PrimerBank were carefully designed to ensure gene specificity. All experimental validation data for mouse primers are available from PrimerBank. You can submit your primers. They will be added to the database once they are properly QCd.

Proper citation: PrimerBank (RRID:SCR_006898) Copy   

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http://www.alttox.org/

A website dedicated to advancing non-animal methods of toxicity testing, both to better protect the health of humans, animals, and the environment and to reduce the numbers and suffering of animals used in current toxicology assessments. The website is designed to encourage the exchange of technical and policy information on in vitro and in silico methods for all types of toxicity tests. The AltTox Forum is a message board for the AltTox community to use for posting news, information, and perspectives as well as encouraging feedback and commentary. This online community is intended to foster progress internationally in the development, validation, and acceptance of in vitro methods, with the goal of decreasing our reliance on animal-based safety testing. The Forum is moderated by a group of internationally-recognized subject matter experts. The Way Forward invited commentaries, which are posted in the TTRC, are opinion pieces written by experts in each relevant subfield. These essays are meant to help chart the course for future developments by advancing opportunities to overcome challenges and barriers to progress. Stakeholders are invited to comment on these essays in The AltTox Forum. AltTox users are encouraged to contribute to the website and interact with other users in several ways, including: :- Participating in the online forum :- Providing invited expert commentaries :- Suggesting or submitting content, events, monthly features, data, and graphics :- Providing feedback through the Website Feedback surve To encourage objectivity, the website content is overseen by an editorial board of distinguished subject matter experts.

Proper citation: AltTox: Non-animal Methods for Toxicity Testing (RRID:SCR_007212) Copy   

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http://hearingimpairment.jax.org/screening.html

The fairly common occurrence of hearing-loss or deafness in both humans and mice, and the anatomical and functional similarities of their inner ears, attest to the potential of mice as models to study hereditary hearing loss. Hundreds of standard inbred, recombinant inbred, and congenic strains are maintained at The Jackson Laboratory, as well as hundreds of inbred strains with spontaneous or induced mutations. To assess hearing impairment in inbred and mutant strains of mice we measure auditory-evoked brainstem response (ABR) thresholds.

Proper citation: The Jackson Laboratory Hearing Research Program (RRID:SCR_007196) Copy   

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http://genomics.senescence.info/

Collection of databases and tools designed to help researchers study the genetics of human ageing using modern approaches such as functional genomics, network analyses, systems biology and evolutionary analyses. A major resource in HAGR is GenAge, which includes a curated database of genes related to human aging and a database of ageing- and longevity-associated genes in model organisms. Another major database in HAGR is AnAge. Featuring over 4,000 species, AnAge provides a compilation of data on aging, longevity, and life history that is ideal for the comparative biology of aging. GenDR is a database of genes associated with dietary restriction based on genetic manipulation experiments and gene expression profiling. Other projects include evolutionary studies, genome sequencing, cancer genomics, and gene expression analyses. The latter allowed them to identify a set of genes commonly altered during mammalian aging which represents a conserved molecular signature of aging. Software, namely in the form of scripts for Perl and SPSS, is made available for users to perform a variety of bioinformatic analyses potentially relevant for studying aging. The Perl toolkit, entitled the Ageing Research Computational Tools (ARCT), provides modules for parsing files, data-mining, searching and downloading data from the Internet, etc. Also available is an SPSS script that can be used to determine the demographic rate of aging for a given population. An extensive list of links regarding computational biology, genomics, gerontology, and comparative biology is also available.

Proper citation: Human Ageing Genomic Resources (RRID:SCR_007700) Copy   

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