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https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/programs-centers/michale-e-keeling-center-for-comparative-medicine-and-research/national-center-for-chimpanzee-care.html

One of only four NCRR-supported centers with the capability to conduct biomedical research in the chimpanzee, it offers chimpanzee-derived cell lines, antibodies and other biological materials, along with a registry of biologic reagents that are known to work in the chimpanzee. The Resource and Management Core is responsible for providing animal resources, tissues/biological fluids, cell lines, expert advice and research support to NIH extramural and intramural programs, other federal agencies and private sponsors. The Resource-Related Research Core conducts research to improve the health of the animals maintained, with special emphasis on studies that will enhance the usefulness of the chimpanzee as a model for studies of human disease. Resource-related research will focus on characterization of the immune system of the chimpanzee, expansion of our understanding of chimpanzee cardiomyopathy as a potential human disease model and comparisons of the physiologic and immunological consequences of research manipulations on chimpanzees trained to voluntarily cooperate with research procedures. By expanding the resources available, conducting resource-related research and containing costs, the CBRR will continue to provide a critically important, highly specialized research resource to address important human health issues.

Proper citation: Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Resource (RRID:SCR_006289) Copy   

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http://web.mit.edu/swg/software.htm

Toolbox for post-processing fMRI data. Includes software for comprehensive analysis of sources of artifacts in timeseries data including spiking and motion. Most compatible with SPM processing, but adaptable for FSL as well. * Operating System: MacOS, Windows, Linux * Programming Language: MATLAB * Supported Data Format: ANALYZE

Proper citation: Artifact Detection Tools (RRID:SCR_005994) Copy   

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http://pdfx.cs.man.ac.uk

A fully-automated PDF-to-XML converter service for scientific articles. It takes a full-text PDF article as input and outputs the hierarchy of its distinct logical elements in an XML format. The elements that PDFX can currently extract are: * Front Matter ** title, abstract, author, author footnote * Body Matter ** body text, h1, h2, h3, image, table, figure/table caption, figure/table reference, bibliographic item, bibliographic reference (citation) * Extras ** header, footer, side note, page number, email, URI Note: This system has been designed for processing scientific articles. While virtually any PDF file is acceptable input, quality of the processing output might be degraded e.g. for entire books, slide presentations or spreadsheet/strictly tabular data. There are two ways in which you can use PDFX: * via a web browser * via any other HTTP client, such as the curl command-line tool

Proper citation: PDFX (RRID:SCR_006163) Copy   

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http://knime.org/

KNIME (Konstanz Information Miner) is a user-friendly and comprehensive Open-Source data integration, processing, analysis, and exploration platform. KNIME (naim) is a user-friendly graphical workbench for the entire analysis process: data access, data transformation, initial investigation, powerful predictive analytics, visualization and reporting. The open integration platform provides over 1000 modules (nodes), including those of the KNIME community and its extensive partner network. KNIME can be downloaded onto the desktop and used free of charge. KNIME products include additional functionalities such as shared repositories, authentication, remote execution, scheduling, SOA integration and a web user interface as well as world-class support. Robust big data extensions are available for distributed frameworks such as Hadoop. KNIME is used by over 3000 organizations in more than 60 countries. The modular data exploration platform, initially developed at the University of Konstanz, Germany, enables the user to visually create data flows, execute selected analysis steps, and later investigate the results through interactive views on data and models. KNIME is a proven integration platform for tools of numerous vendors due to its open and modular API. The KNIME.com product pipeline includes an Enterprise Server, Cluster Execution, Reporting solutions, and professional KNIME support subscriptions. KNIME.com also offer services such as data analysis, hands-on training and the development of customized components for KNIME.

Proper citation: Knime (RRID:SCR_006164) Copy   

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http://www.shanoir.org/

An open source data sharing and visualization platform for neuroimaging data, that uses the OntoNeuroLOG ontology. Shanoir (Sharing NeurOImaging Resources) is an open source neuroinformatics platform designed to share, archive, search and visualize neuroimaging data. It provides a user-friendly secure web access and offers an intuitive workflow to facilitate the collecting and retrieving of neuroimaging data from multiple sources and a wizard to make the completion of metadata easy. Shanoir comes with many features such as anonymization of data, support for multicenter clinical studies on subjects or group of subjects. Shanoir offers an ontology-based data organization (OntoNeuroLOG). Among other things, this facilitates the reuse of data and metadata, the integration of processed data and provides traceability trough an evolutionary approach. Shanoir allows researchers, clinicians, PhD students and engineers to undertake quality research projects with an emphasis on remote collaboration. As a secured J2EE web application, it therefore allows you safely store and archive, with no more requirements than a computer with an internet connection. Furthermore, Shanoir is not only a web application: it is also a complete neuroinformatics platform in which you can easily integrate your existing processing tools or develop your own ones: see ShanoirTk. Shanoir is a project carried out by the VisAGeS Team, based at IRISA (INRIA Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique Research Centre). This software is released under QPL 1.0 license.

Proper citation: Shanoir (RRID:SCR_006286) Copy   

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http://www.ctf.org/

A non-profit dedicated to ending neurofibromatosis (NF) through research. It is the leading nonprofit funding source of NF research in the world. The mission of The Children''s Tumor Foundation is to: * Encourage and support research and the development of treatments and cures for neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2, schwannomatosis, and related disorders (hereafter collectively referred to as NF); * Support persons with NF, their families, and caregivers by providing thorough, accurate, current, and readily accessible information; * Assist in the development of clinical centers, best practices, and other patient support mechanisms (but not including direct medical care) to create better access to quality healthcare for affected individuals; and, * Expand public awareness of NF to promote earlier and accurate diagnoses by the medical community, increase the non-affected population''s understanding of the challenges facing people with NF, and encourage financial and other forms of support from public and private sources. Through the implementation of the Foundation''s research initiatives, progress is being made on all fronts and for all types of NF; from discovery studies understanding the molecular signaling deficits that cause the manifestations of NF to the growth of preclinical drug screening initiatives and the emergence of a growing number of clinical trials. The Foundation advances research through strategically integrated programs that speed therapies from the lab to the patient.

Proper citation: Childrens Tumor Foundation (RRID:SCR_006280) Copy   

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http://www.mousephenotype.org/impress

Contains standardized phenotyping protocols essential for the characterization of mouse phenotypes. IMPReSS holds definitions of the phenotyping Pipelines and mandatory and optional Procedures and Parameters carried out and data collected by international mouse clinics following the protocols defined. This allows data to be comparable and shareable and ontological annotations permit interspecies comparison which may help in the identification of phenotypic mouse-models of human diseases. The IMPC (International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium) core pipeline describes the phenotype pipeline that has been agreed by the research institutions. IMPReSS has a SOAP web service machine interface. The WSDL can be accessed here: http://www.mousephenotype.org/impress/soap/server?wsdl

Proper citation: Impress (RRID:SCR_006160) Copy   

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http://www.cafevariome.org/

Clearinghouse and exchange portal for gene variant (mutation) data produced by diagnostics laboratories, offering users a portal through which to announce, discover and acquire a comprehensive listing of observed neutral and disease-causing gene variants in patients and unaffected individuals. Cafe Variome is not a ''''database'''' for the hosting/display/release of data, but a shop window for finding data. As such, it holds only core info for each record, and uses this merely to enable holistic searching across resources. Diagnostics laboratories routinely assess DNA samples from patients with various inherited disorders, and so produce a great wealth of data on the genetic basis of disease. Unfortunately, those data are not usually shared with others. To address this gross deficiency, a novel system has been developed that aims to facilitate the automated transfer of diagnostic laboratory data to the wider community, via an internet based Cafe for routinely exchanging genetic variation data. The flow of research data concerning the genetic basis of health and disease is critical to understanding and developing treatments for a range of genetic diseases. Overall, the project aims to lower the barriers and provide incentives for a willing community to share data, and thereby facilitate the broader exploitation of diagnostic laboratory data. Cafe Variome aims to address the above data flow problems by: # Minimizing the effort required to publish variant data # Ensuring attribution for data creators working in diagnostic laboratories Key elements of the project strategy are: * Data publication will be automated by endowing standard analysis tools used by laboratories with an online data submission function. Submissions will be received by a central Internet depot, which will serve as a place where published datasets are advertised, and subsequently discovered by diverse 3rd parties. * Each dataset will be unambiguously linked with the data submitter''''s identity, and systems devised to facilitate citation of published variant datasets so they can be cited in the literature. Data creators will thus be credited for their contributions. Data submitters can use Cafe Variome to simply announce or publicize their data to the world. To enable this, only core, non-identifiable data is submitted to the central repository, enabling users to search and discover records of interest in the source repository. The data are not automatically handed on to the user (unless intended by the submitters). Hence, the concept is used to deal with the challenge of maximally sharing data whilst fully respecting ethico-legal considerations.

Proper citation: cafe variome (RRID:SCR_006162) Copy   

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http://www.brain-map.org/api/index.html

API and demo application for accessing the Allen Brain Atlas Mouse Brain data. Data available via the API includes download high resolution images, expression data from a 3D volume, 3D coordinates of the Allen Reference Atlas, and searching genes with similar gene expression profiles using NeuroBlast. Data made available includes: * High resolution images for gene expression, connectivity, and histology experiments, as well as annotated atlas images * 3-D expression summaries registered to a reference space for the Mouse Brain and Developing Mouse Brain * Primary microarray results for the Human Brain and Non-Human Primate * RNA sequencing results for the Developing Human Brain * MRI and DTI files for Human Brain The API consists of the following resources: * RESTful model access * Image download service * 3-D expression summary download service * Differential expression search services * NeuroBlast correlative searches * Image-to-image synchronization service * Structure graph download service

Proper citation: Allen Brain Atlas API (RRID:SCR_005984) Copy   

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http://novabiologics.com/

An Antibody supplier

Proper citation: NOVA Biologics (RRID:SCR_005985) Copy   

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http://connectomes.utah.edu/

A web-compliant application that allows connectomics visualization by converting datasets to web-optimized tiles, delivering volume transforms to client devices, and providing groups of users with connectome annotation tools and data simultaneously via conventional internet connections. Viking is an extensible tool for connectomics analysis and is generalizable to histomics applications.

Proper citation: Viking Viewer for Connectomics (RRID:SCR_005986) Copy   

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http://www.unc.edu/~grwu/Software.html

A software plugin for 3D Slicer that matches morphological signatures of medical images automatically. HAMMER is an acronym for Hierarchical Attribute Matching Mechanism for Elastic Registration (Dinggang Shen, Christos Davatzikos, HAMMER: Hierarchical Attribute Matching Mechanism for Elastic Registration, IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, 21(11):1421-1439, Nov 2002) - an elastic registration algorithm for medical images, matching morphological signatures of images in a hierarchical multi-scale regime. White matter lesion (WML) segmentation is a novel multi-spectral WML segmentation protocol via incorporating information from T1-w, T2-w, PD-w and FLAIR MR brain images. (Zhiqiang Lao, Dinggang Shen, Dengfeng Liu, Abbas F Jawad, Elias R Melhem, Lenore J Launer, Nick R Bryan, Christos Davatzikos, Computer-Assisted Segmentation of White Matter Lesions in 3D MR images, Using Pattern Recognition, Academic Radiology, 15(3):300-313, March 2008).

Proper citation: Hammer And WML Modules for 3D Slicer (RRID:SCR_005980) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/abc

A comprehensive processing pipeline developed and used at University of North Carolina and University of Utah for brain MRIs. The processing pipeline includes image registration, filtering, segmentation and inhomogeneity correction. The tool is cross-platform and can be run within 3D Slicer or as a stand-alone program. The image segmentation algorithm is based on the EMS software developed by Koen van Leemput.

Proper citation: ABC (Atlas Based Classification) (RRID:SCR_005981) Copy   

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http://www.chictr.org/en/

National clinical trial registry by Ministry of Health of China to join World Health Organization International Clinical Trial Registration Platform (WHO ICTRP Primary Registry), and the approved Primary Registry of WHO ICTRP. It registers both Chinese and global clinical trials, receives data from Partner Registers certified by the WHO ICTRP, and submits data to the WHO ICTRP Central Repository for global search. Moreover, based upon the talent and technical platform, consisting of Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Centre of Ministry of Health of China, Virtual Research Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine of Ministry of Education of China, Chinese Cochrane Centre, UK Cochrane Centre and International Clinical Epidemiology Network Resource and Training Centre in West China Hospital, Sichuan University (INCLEN CERTC), ChiCTR is responsible for providing consultations on trial design, central randomization service, guidance on the writing of clinical trial reports and relevant training. WHO takes the lead in establishing the global clinical trial registration system, which is agreed upon by governments from all over the world. There are both ethical and scientific reasons for clinical trial registration. Trial participants expect that their contributions to biomedical knowledge will be used to improve health care for everyone. Open access to information about ongoing and completed trials meets the ethical duty to trial participants, and promotes greater trust and public confidence in clinical research. Furthermore, trial registration ensures that the results of all trials can be tracked down and should help to reduce unnecessary duplication of research through greater awareness of existing trials and results. The mission of ChiCTR is to Unite clinicians, clinical epidemiologists, biostatisticians, epidemiologists and health care managers both at home and abroad, to manage clinical trials in a strict and scientific manner, and to promote their quality in China, so as to provide reliable evidences from clinical trials for health care workers, consumers and medical policy decision makers, and also to use medical resources more effectively to provide better service for Chinese people and all human beings. Any trial performed in human beings is considered as a clinical trial, and should be registered before its implementation. All the registered clinical trials will be granted a unique registration number by WHO ICTRP.

Proper citation: ChiCTR - Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (RRID:SCR_006037) Copy   

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http://www.patientcrossroads.com/

A trusted third-party gatekeeper of patient data from participants in a rare disease ecosystem, collecting and managing the information in a scalable, cost-effective manner. Each patient registry provides critical disease knowledge which makes that disease easier to study, increasing the probability a treatment can be developed. PatientCrossroads takes a network approach to patient registry programs. Unlike companies that merely sell registry software, we offer a full range of administration, management, and genetic curation services. What does this consolidated, patient-centric approach to patient registries mean? * Patients can more easily find registries and provide their valuable data (including locations of blood and tissue samples as well as reports of diagnoses, disease symptoms, treatment usage, and lifestyle activities) * Patients can be confident in the privacy of their de-identified data and the knowledge that PatientCrossroads does not sell patient data * Researchers and pharmaceutical companies have a larger, more easily accessible pool of potential patients for research studies and clinical trials targeting specific rare diseases * Pharmaceutical companies can collect post-market surveillance data in a more scalable and cost-effective manner * Rare disease advocacy and research foundations can more easily organize their global patient populations for inclusion in trials and studies

Proper citation: PatientCrossroads (RRID:SCR_006279) Copy   

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http://snnap.uth.tmc.edu/

SNNAP (Simulator for Neural Networks and Action Potentials) is a tool for rapid development and simulation of realistic models of single neurons and neural networks. It includes mathematical descriptions of ion currents and intracellular second messengers and ions. In addition, you can simulate current flow in multicompartment models of neurons by using the equations describing electric coupling. SNNAP also includes mathematical descriptions of intracellular second messengers and ions, and simulate the modulation of membrane currents and synaptic transmission, , either enhancement or inhibition. Other advantages of SNNAP include: * Written in JAVA and can run on virtually any type of computer system. * Graphical user interface * Ability to simulate common experimental manipulations. * Modular organizations of input files. Agencies: NCRR, FOSR grant F49620-93-1-0272, as well as NIH grants R01-RR11626 and P01-NS38310

Proper citation: Simulator for Neural Networks and Action Potentials (RRID:SCR_006031) Copy   

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http://www.hybrow.org/

A prototype bioinformatics tool for designing hypotheses and evaluating them for consistency with existing knowledge. It consists of a modeling framework with the ability to accommodate diverse biological information sources, an event-based ontology for representing biological processes at different levels of detail, a database to query information in the ontology, and programs to perform hypothesis design and evaluation. There are five key components involved in making HyBrow work. # The Event-based ontology for representing biological knowledge # The Discreet Event Systems based conceptual framework which provides the theory that allows us to make statements in a context free formal language (made up of the ontology) and evaluate the statements for validity using constraints declared on existing data # The rule library that provides the steps to apply those constraints and decide support, contradiction or no comment. # The relational database that stores existing information structured into the ontology. # The user interface.

Proper citation: HyBrow (Hypothesis Browser) (RRID:SCR_006272) Copy   

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https://medicine.iu.edu/pharmacology-toxicology

Mission of Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology is to perform research to advance understanding of interactions of chemicals and drugs with living systems and to assist in development of new therapeutics and strategies to treat disease.

Proper citation: Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (RRID:SCR_006501) Copy   

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http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/pharmacology/

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics faculty provide professional instruction in schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Allied Health and Graduate Studies. Department offers Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. degrees and graduate and post doctoral training.

Proper citation: Louisiana State University School of Medicine Health Sciences Center Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (RRID:SCR_006504) Copy   

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http://www.sdbonline.org

Non-profit professional society dedicated to advancement of the field of developmental biology. Excellence in research and education in developmental biology is fostered; advice and resources on careers in developmental biology is provided; and information for the public on relevant topics in developmental biology is provided. Perhaps most importantly, a communication hub for all developmental biologists is provided. The SDB is associated with the journal Developmental Biology; the SDB organizes scientific meetings that focus on developmental biology; the SDB has established programs to interface with the international community of developmental biologists; and the SDB maintains this society web site that covers all aspects of developmental biology. Membership includes developmental biologists at all stages of their careers from around the world.

Proper citation: Society for Developmental Biology (RRID:SCR_006299) Copy   

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