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