cashewprize

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cashewprize
representing biological knowledge in computable
form

• create software for author submission of factsto
  public knowledgebases

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Cashew Prize

• Aim
• Facilate deposition of biological knowledgein
  public databasesby originating
  scientist-authorslinked to publication

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Cashew Prize

• Competition
• Software developers submit prototype software
  that aids authors in submitting facts in
  computable form
• controlled vocabularies - templates -
  validation feedback
• Example of fact
• A activates B
• when C (context)
• links to publication authors

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Cashew Prize

• Rules
• Open source license (GPL)
• Individuals or groups can apply
• Founding Jury
• Amos Bairoch, SIB
• Dietrich Rebolz-Schumann, EMBL-EBI
• John Moult, CARB
• Software Manager
• Ethan Cerami
• Founder Chair
• Chris Sander, MSKCC RU

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Cashew Prize

• Award
• A. One pound of roasted cashews and 1500
• B. Two pounds of roasted cashews and 1000
• C. Three pounds of roasted cashews and 500
• Planned Publication
• Joint paper in an open access journal by authors
  jury

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Cashew Prize

• Time points
• Full announcement - 1 Oct 2006
• Submission - 2 Apr 2007
• Jury report - 1 Jun 2007
• Alpha testing - Apr-Jun 2007
• Report - Vienna ISMB 2007
• Info and contact
• www.cashewprize.org
• info_at_cashewprize.org

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Cashew Prize

• Follow-up
• Work with entire community to faciliate flow of
  information into computationalknowledge bases
• Many excellent groups in this field
• Evolve the best solutions