Open AccessThe ESF Programme on Functional Genomics workshop on ‘Data Integration in Functional Genomics: Application to Biological Pathways’
Author(s) -
Binz PierreAlain,
Hermjakob Henning,
van der Vet Paul
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
comparative and functional genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-6268
pISSN - 1531-6912
DOI - 10.1002/cfg.389
Subject(s) - interoperability , data curation , genomics , biological database , data science , computer science , data integration , data exchange , functional genomics , knowledge management , database , world wide web , bioinformatics , biology , genome , biochemistry , gene
We report from the second ESF Programme on Functional Genomics workshop on Data Integration, which covered topics including the status of biological pathways databases in existing consortia; pathways as part of bioinformatics infrastructures; design, creation and formalization of biological pathways databases; generating and supporting pathway data and interoperability of databases with other external databases and standards. Key issues emerging from the discussions were the need for continued funding to cover maintenance and curation of databases, the importance of quality control of the data in these resources, and efforts to facilitate the exchange of data and to ensure the interoperability of databases. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.