Bioinformatics Today

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Bioinformatics Today

• Vicky Markstein
• Computational Systems Bioinformatics Standards
  Study
• CSBISS

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PRINCIPALS JUNE, 2004

• V. Markstein IEEE CS BI
• E.Rashba IEEE SA
• E.Buckingham CSB

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BIOINFORMATICS DATA

• FACTS NOT A BIOLOGY PROBLEM BUT A COMPUTER
  SCIENCE PROBLEM
• THESIS IEEE CS CAN HELP
• PROPOSAL START IMMEDIATELY
• NEEDS PARTNERS AND FUNDS

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FACTS

• AMOUNT OF BIOLOGICAL DATA IS HUGE AND GROWING
  FAST
• ACCURACY AND VALIDITY ARE BEING QUESTIONNED
• DATA MUST BE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE ANALYSIS

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THESIS

• IEEE HAS TRUSTED EXPERIENCE IN STANDARDS
• COMPUTER SOCIETY HAS POTENTIAL LARGE BODY OF
  BIOINFORMATICS MEMBERS
• IEEE TOGETHER WITH CS CAN PROVIDE THE RIGHT
  SYNERGY TO MAKE STANDARDS HAPPEN

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PROPOSAL

• INITIATE WORKING GROUP
• FIND AREAS
• GREATEST SUCCESS POTENTIAL
• DEVELOP DOMAIN KNOWELEDGE TEAM
• COMMUNITY ENGAEMENT
• CLEARLY SCOPED
• HIGH IMPACT

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NEEDS

• SPONSORSHIP IEEE CS, CAG
• GRANTS NIST, NIH, NSF, DOE, DARPA
• INDUSTRY - PHARMAS, COMPUTER COMPANIES, BIOTECHS,
  ACADEMIA INDUSTRY CONSORTIUMS
• IDEAS FOR FUNDING? TRAVEL, MEETINGS STAFF