Abstract:
The genomics revolution is here, but as the amount and complexity of data increases, it is becoming difficult to access and analyze them. Different file formats; data repository schemas, and new data types are constantly emerging, posing considerable challenges to researchers working with genomic data. These problems call for powerful new tools and IT infrastructures that will grow to meet new needs, easily accommodate new data types, enabling users of all backgrounds to intuitively access data, and permit internal data to be merged with data from the public domain. In this talk, a bioinformatics platform, SRS (Sequence Retrieval System) is presented, into which all internal, external and third party data can be seamlessly integrated with the standard bioinformatics analysis tools. This platform enables the user to query all relevant data from a single user interface and launch any analysis tool without the need to cut and paste data between separate interfaces. SRS has been expanded to allow bridging of the barrier between biology and chemistry by using a comprehensive integration platform that links chemical data to biological data, thereby integrating databases from both worlds.


Speaker:
Frank Staubli was born in Zurich, Switzerland, where he did his education, majoring in biology at the University of Zurich. In 1996, Frank Staubli received his Ph.D. in Zoology and Molecular Biology from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Topic of his thesis: “Sequence analysis, chromosomal localisation and promoter analysis of the mouse Oncomodulin gene”. Subsequently, Frank was as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen (Dept. of Cell Biology), Denmark, working on the characterisation of novel G-protein coupled receptors in insects and identifying their ligands. Frank joined LION bioscience AG in January 2000 as Scientific Applications Manager, Europe/Asia for LION’s Life Science Informatics group. His responsibility was to scientifically introduce, coordinate the installation of, and to train and support the customers on LION’s software products. Since mid-2002 he has worked as a scientific consultant for LION’s solution offerings, firstly for customers in Europe and Asia, and since earlier this year he has been in Tokyo at LION’s Japanese distributor (CTC Life Sciences) focusing on Japanese and Asia/Pacific customers.