Tools and Databases

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Tools and Databases

Genomic standards consortium projects
Field D, et al. Stand Genomic Sci 2014 Jun;9(3):599-601

GuavaH: a compendium of host genomic data in HIV biology and disease
Bartha I, et al. Retrovirology 2014;11:6

ClinGen: resource dedicated to harnessing both research data and the data from the hundreds of thousands of clinical genetics tests being performed each year

Guided visual exploration of genomic stratifications in cancer
Streit M, et al. Nat Methods. 2014 Aug 28;11(9):884-5.

Updated Harvard TCGA data visualization software adds tools to better characterize disease subtypes, Genome Web, Sep 5 [by free subscription only]

Actionable Genome Consortium to define best practices for cancer genetics
Gene sequencing company Illumina has joined with four major cancer centers to found the Actionable Genome Consortium, an organization dedicated to publicizing standards for cancer genetics that can be broadly shared across care providers, Bio IT World, Sep 8

Washington University rolls out open source epigenomics browser, by John Otrompke, BIO IT World, Sep 8

The digital toolbox. A new section of Nature examines the software and websites that make research easier, Nature, Sep 3

Stanford launches online certificate in genetics and genomics, Pharmiweb, Sep 3