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Development of an information repository for microbial genome comparison using a parallel object based architecture
Reference
BEP17027
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Anil Wipat
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Peter Lee
,
Professor Paul Watson
Institution
Newcastle University
Department
Computing Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
166,696
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
19/03/2003
End date
18/05/2007
Duration
50 months
Abstract
A microbial genome sequence can reveal a great deal about the biology of an organism, but the comparative analysis of the microbial genomes allows this rich source of biological data to be most efficiently exploited. The rate at which microbial genomes are being sequenced is increasing rapidly. Soon the volume of data will put comparative analyses beyond the capability of the computing resources of most laboratories. We propose to establish an object based information repository that will support a variety of microbial genome comparison algorithms. We intend to employ a novel architecture that is both scalable and able to support user defined, remotely conceived, computationally intensive algorithms through the use of agent technology and integration with The Grid.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Bioinformatics and E Science Programme (BEP) [2000-2001]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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