Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics, Personalized Medicine
Bringing Organism Observations Into Bioinformatics Networks
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Bringing Organism Observations Into Bioinformatics Networks
Steve Kelling Cornell Lab of Ornithology
digital data are not only the output of research, but the foundation for new scientific insights (NSF 2007)
Data to Knowledge
Observations are not only the output of research, but the foundation for new scientific insights
Data about the occurrence of an organism What, Where, When, How and By Whom
Rhipidura leucophrys
Willy Wagtail
Natural History Collections
Broad-scale Surveys
Directed Surveys
Organize mountains of observations in standardized structures for access, analysis, and visualization of biodiversity.
Not only do we need information on the occurrence of an organism, but we need to better understand how thoseoccurrences were gathered.
Data Gathering Information
Project Code
Sampling Event Identifier
Protocol Identifier
Data In Garbage Out