Bioinformatics Today

Vicky Markstein

Computational Systems Bioinformatics Standards

StudyCSBISS

PRINCIPALS JUNE, 2004

V. Markstein – IEEE CS BI

E.Rashba – IEEE SA

E.Buckingham – CSB

BIOINFORMATICS DATA

FACTS – NOT A BIOLOGY PROBLEM BUT A COMPUTER SCIENCE PROBLEM

THESIS – IEEE CS CAN HELP

PROPOSAL – START IMMEDIATELY

NEEDS – PARTNERS AND FUNDS

FACTS

AMOUNT OF BIOLOGICAL DATA IS HUGE AND GROWING FAST

ACCURACY AND VALIDITY ARE BEING QUESTIONNED

DATA MUST BE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE ANALYSIS

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

PROPOSAL

INITIATE WORKING GROUP:

FIND AREAS:– GREATEST SUCCESS POTENTIAL– DEVELOP DOMAIN KNOWELEDGE TEAM– COMMUNITY ENGAEMENT– CLEARLY SCOPED– HIGH IMPACT

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