Growing ELIXIR-UK
- 1. European LifeSciences Infrastructure for Biological Information www.elixir-uk.org Growing ELIXIR-UK the UK Node of the Carole Goble John Hancock Alf Game
- 2. 2 Agenda: 12:30-1:00 – Arrivals 1:00-1:10 –Welcome (Carole) 1:10-1:30 – Round table introductions 1:30-2:00 – Presentation on criteria (John/Alf) 2:00-2:30 – Open Discussion (Carole/John/Alf) 2:30-3:00 - Coffee (could shorten) 3:00-3:50 – Breakouts 3:50-4:00 – Sum up (Carole/John/Alf)
- 3. Brief intro to ELIXIR-UK ELIXIR-UK Node Expansion 3
- 4. 4 medicine agriculture bioindustries environment ELIXIR connects national bioinformatics centres and EMBL-EBI into a sustainable European infrastructure for biological research data ELIXIR underpins life science research – across academia and industry
- 5. 5 Interim Head of Node Carole Goble Node Coordinator John Hancock ELIXIR-UK
- 6. 6 Leads two major ELIXIR platforms: Training… Data Standards Tools Compute Training Technical platforms • Technical infrastructure for training (TeSS) • Develop training expertise • Training quality • Fill training gaps (e.g. Software and Data Carpentry) Joint Lead: Chris Ponting GOBLET Liaison and TeSS Lead Terri Attwood Training Coordination Committee: Rita Hendricusdottir
- 7. 7 Leads 2 major ELIXIR platforms: …and Interoperability • Identifiers & (meta)data descriptions, linked to Use Case packages • Consolidate existing services • Implement interoperability between priority resources • BYOD bootcamps Data Standards Tools Compute Training Technical platforms Joint Lead: Carole Goble Susanna Sansone Oxford
- 8. ELIXIR-UK Should: Represent the breadth of UK bioinformatics data and tools infrastructure in ELIXIR 8
- 9. 9 Most ELIXIR Nodes represent their country’s strengths in bioinformatics The UK Node cannot currently do so because of its training remit ELIXIR-UK already leads ELIXIR’s Platform development on Interoperability despite this being outside its remit
- 13. 13 ELIXIR-UK Scientific Development Group Alf Game (chair) Mark Bailey (NERC/CEH) Win Hide (Sheffield) Simon Hubbard (Manchester) Nick Luscombe (UCL/Crick) Sean May (Nottingham) Andrew Morris (Edinburgh) Chris Rawlings (Rothamsted) Denis Shields (UCD) Will Spooner (Eagle Genomics) Mike Sternberg (Imperial) David Westhead (Leeds)
- 15. Benefits • Influence the development of a major effort in data integration • Standards, implementations, tools • Exposure to a wide range of potential users and collaborators across Europe and globally • Recognition as a core data resource on a par with EBI and SIB resources • ELIXIR “badge” may be useful for future funding 15
- 16. Obligations • Provide your dataset or tool on a stable (sustainable) basis • Work towards closer integration with ELIXIR interoperability standards • Participate in ELIXIR activities 16
- 17. 17 How Can I Get Involved?
- 19. 19 Criteria
- 20. 20 1. Alignment with the five ELIXIR infrastructure themes (data, tools, compute, interoperability, training). It is to be expected that any resource put forward by the node will fit under one of these five categories and will make a significant contribution to the ELIXIR infrastructure. An important element of any such case will be filling unmet need within the current set of ELIXIR resources.
- 21. 21 2. Strong complementarity to the 2014-18 ELIXIR programme, i.e. provides a strong contribution to the ELIXIR vision. Resources should be directly relevant to work packages in EXCELERATE or to other ongoing ELIXIR activities.
- 22. 22 3. Complementarity to ELIXIR-UK strategic themes: • Human clinical and health omics and related areas in health informatics • Agricultural omics and related data resources.These may include data generated up to and including an environmental scale • Image informatics (including atlases) • Structural bioinformatics • Technical infrastructure for interoperability and training including standards • Innovative resources in other areas with the potential to be of international importance.
- 23. 23 4. Potential for cross-node collaborations. Identify opportunities for collaborations with ELIXIR activities in other ELIXIR Nodes, including the EBI. If such collaborations are already underway or concretely planned, please provide evidence. Note that resources put forward by ELIXIR-UK should have UK leadership, where UK for these purposes does not include EBI.
- 24. 24 5. Provide comparable impact to existing ELIXIR resources from other Nodes already accepted by the ELIXIR SAB, i.e. be seen as critical data sources either to the broad bioinformatics community or to a specific user community. High impact within a single user community supported by ELIXIR will be considered on an equivalent level to impact on the wider community.
- 25. 25 6. Resource contribution to wider EU infrastructures and integration. 7. Ability to interoperate with other ELIXIR resources, e.g. via a publicAPI and the use of accepted standards and terminology, or willingness to achieve this status
- 26. 26 8. Evidence of community outreach and adoption. 9. Leadership in data stewardship within a community, for example but not necessarily as a community database for a particular research community.
- 27. 27 10. Evidence of long-term sustainability. Evidence of as many of the following as possible should be provided: • Previous funding track record. Provide dates, amounts and sources of previous and current funding streams (applications in progress may be included here or under c) • Strategic commitment from host institution, funder or other organisation. Provide written confirmation of any such commitment including scale and duration. • Plan for future funding.
- 28. 28 What will the Outcomes Be?
- 29. 29 A. ELIXIR Named Service B. Join ELIXIR-UK Roadmap C. Inappropriate for ELIXIR (at present)
- 30. EoI Deadline: 31st March 2016 Send to john.hancock@tgac.ac.uk 30
- 31. Links and Contacts 31 Carole Goble: carole.goble@Manchester.ac.uk John Hancock: john.hancock@tgac.ac.uk Alf Game: tatterdemalion.solutions@btinternet.com ELIXIR Web Site: http://www.elixir-europe.org Current list of resources: http://www.elixir-europe.org/services
- 32. QUESTIONS? 32