Event Information
Title:

Let the Data Drive: From MOPED to DELSA Global

Type:

Lecture

Sponsor:

Life Sciences
BigRoc - Bioinformatics and Genome Research Open Club

Lecturer:

Dr. Eugene Kolker
Director Bioinformatics & High-throughput Analysis Lab, Seattle Children 19s Research Institute

Date:

Monday, April 8, 2013

Time:

11:00 - 12:00

Location:

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research, Botnar Auditorium

Large volumes of high-throughput mass spectrometry proteomics studies are being routinely conducted nowadays. They are ultimately aimed at better understanding biological processes by studying proteomes 19 profiles. However, the size and complexity of proteomics data hinders efforts to easily share, integrate, query, and compare such profiles. I will overview our recent developments addressing these challenges, including the creation of MOPED (Model Organism Protein Expression Database, moped.proteinspire.org). MOPED focuses on answering four fundamental questions:
1. What proteins are identified and where (organisms, tissues, localizations, pathways)?
2. How much of each protein is identified (relative and absolute expression)?
3. How does the knowledge of your current experiment compare to existing information? and
4. How does this knowledge guide your next (experimental or computational) study?

Proteomics is certainly not the only field with data challenges. The Data-Enabled Life Sciences Alliance (DELSA Global, delsaglobal.org) grew out of a need for solutions that was recognized by many; its mission is to 1CAccelerate the impact of Data-Enabled Life Sciences on the pressing needs of the global society 1D. DELSA 19s purpose is to build and advance a sustainable ecosystem of professional societies, funding agencies, foundations, companies, and citizens together with life science researchers and innovators in computing, infrastructure, and analysis. Key priorities for DELSA include enabling collaborative work, promoting reproducible research, and translating new discoveries into tools, resources, and products. I will introduce DELSA Global and its Endorsed Projects and Working Groups.