Posters 
Abstract
Developing a Web Service Based Laboratory Information Management System to Support Life Sciences Research
 
Sobha Mathew Tharayil, Ted Kalbfleisch, Anup Kumar, Kenneth S. Ramos
Data management is one of the biggest problems that the Life Sciences faces today, particularly in the areas of Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics. A prerequisite to systems biology is the integration of heterogeneous experimental data, which are stored in numerous life-science databases. However, a wide range of obstacles that relate to access, handling and integration impede the efficient use of the contents of these databases. With the exponential growth of experimental data owing to advances and high- and ultra high- throughput technologies demands more sophisticated management solutions. We need data management tools that are not expensive, and are able to exchange information among the scientists securely. The aim of this project is to develop a web-services based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) which is interoperable with a Discovery data management system that will support various laboratory facilities of Life Sciences such as Proteomics, Genomics, and Metabolomics, and facilitate the information exchange between them.