CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

Objectives

• To establish which types of biological material and resources

might be usefully linked – for example mice, frozen sperm and

embryos, cell lines, clones, eg. BACS, libraries, DNA microarrays.

• To establish how these might be described and integrated into the

data network.

• To establish if the Community would perceive value in resource

integration: is there value in a “one stop shop”?

• To examine business models developed by existing Resource

centers and assess their application to databases.

CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

Description of work

• Identification and listing of resource centers and mouse databases

Nature Reviews Genetics, Jan 2007

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CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

Description of work

• Identification and listing of resource centers and mouse databases √

• Direct contacts with scientific responsible persons

• Cataloguing database structures, working practices and long term goals

• Exploring “cost-recovery” business model and financial sustainability for their core activities. This WP will assess how the lessons learned might be applied to database sustainability.

CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

Deliverables

D16: Report of the range of material resources available and how

they might be accessed, including a guide on finding information on

those resources using database queries. Published in the literature

and on the web. This will include a report on potential for adoption

by databases of business models developed by existing Resource

centres.

D15: Months 10,21,33. WP network meetings to coordinate

activities and internal reporting on findings

WP7 1st network meeting September 2007, Athens? Santorini?,

Greece.

Participants will be selected from the Nature publication list

CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

WP7 1st network meeting September 2007, Athens? Santorini?,

Greece

Participants:

• CASIMIR WP leaders• H. Parkinson, EBI/ArrayExpress• H. de Angelis, EMMA• W. Mueller, GBF• EUCOMM representative

• J. Eppig, IMSR• P. Carninci/Y. Hayashizaki, RIKEN

CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

Some more suggestions

• Position paper on Nucleic Acid Research Database issue (Jan

2008)• Minimum Information About Mouse Archiving (MIAMA?)• Case example database

CASIMIRWP 7

Integration of Biological collections and material resources into the data

network

The MUGEN database as a case example for interoperability