MicroGen: a MIAME compliant web system for microarray experiment information and workflow management

Background: Improvements of bio-nano-technologies and biomolecular techniques have led to increasing production of high-throughput experimental data. Spotted cDNA microarray is one of the most diffuse technologies, used in single research laboratories and in biotechnology service facilities. Although they are routinely performed, spotted microarray experiments are complex procedures entailing several experimental steps and actors with different technical skills and roles. During an experiment, involved actors, who can also be located in a distance, need to access and share specific experiment information according to their roles. Furthermore, complete information describing all experimental steps must be orderly collected to allow subsequent correct interpretation of experimental results. Results: We developed MicroGen, a web system for managing information and workflow in the production pipeline of spotted microarray experiments. It is constituted of a core multi-database system able...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Sarah Burgarella, Dario Cattaneo, Francesco Pinciroli, Marco Masseroli
• Keywords: BMCBI 2005, CDNA Microarray, Collaborative Work, Information About Microarray