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http://www.neuron.yale.edu

NEURON is a simulation environment for modeling individual neurons and networks of neurons. It provides tools for conveniently building, managing, and using models in a way that is numerically sound and computationally efficient. It is particularly well-suited to problems that are closely linked to experimental data, especially those that involve cells with complex anatomical and biophysical properties. NEURON has benefited from judicious revision and selective enhancement, guided by feedback from the growing number of neuroscientists who have used it to incorporate empirically-based modeling into their research strategies. NEURON's computational engine employs special algorithms that achieve high efficiency by exploiting the structure of the equations that describe neuronal properties. It has functions that are tailored for conveniently controlling simulations, and presenting the results of real neurophysiological problems graphically in ways that are quickly and intuitively grasped. Instead of forcing users to reformulate their conceptual models to fit the requirements of a general purpose simulator, NEURON is designed to let them deal directly with familiar neuroscience concepts. Consequently, users can think in terms of the biophysical properties of membrane and cytoplasm, the branched architecture of neurons, and the effects of synaptic communication between cells. * helps users focus on important biological issues rather than purely computational concerns * has a convenient user interface * has a user-extendable library of biophysical mechanisms * has many enhancements for efficient network modeling * offers customizable initialization and simulation flow control * is widely used in neuroscience research by experimentalists and theoreticians * is well-documented and actively supported * is free, open source, and runs on (almost) everything

Proper citation: NEURON (RRID:SCR_005393) Copy   

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http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/externe/gmorse/

Software aimed at using RNA-Seq short reads to build de novo gene models. First, candidate exons are built directly from the positions of the reads mapped on the genome (without any ab initio assembly of the reads), and all the possible splice junctions between those exons are tested against unmapped reads : the testing of junctions is directed by the information available in the RNA-Seq dataset rather than a priori knowledge about the genome. Exons can thus be chained into stranded gene models.

Proper citation: G-Mo.R-Se (RRID:SCR_005273) Copy   

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http://cistrome.org/BETA/

A software package that integrates ChIP-seq of transcription factors or chromatin regulators with differential gene expression data to infer direct target genes. BETA has three functions: (1) to predict whether the factor has activating or repressive function; (2) to infer the factor''''s target genes; and (3) to identify the motif of the factor and its collaborators which might modulate the factor''''s activating or repressive function. BETA requires ~2GB RAM and 1h for the whole procedure. BETA may run on the web server at Cistrome or may be downloaded.

Proper citation: Binding and Expression Target Analysis (RRID:SCR_005396) Copy   

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http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/motorcontrol/

Using robotic devices to investigate human motor behavior, this group develops computational models to understand the underlying control and learning processes. By simulating novel objects or dynamic environments they study how the brain recalibrates well-learned motor skills or acquires new ones. These insights are used to design fMRI studies to investigate how these processes map onto the brain. They have developed a number of novel techniques of how to study motor control in the MRI environment, and how to analyze MRI data of the human cerebellum. They also study patients with stroke or neurological disease to further determine how the brain manages to control the body.

Proper citation: UCL Motor Control Group (RRID:SCR_005271) Copy   

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http://bio.math.berkeley.edu/SysCall/

A logistic regression based classifier distinguishing heterozygous sites from systematic errors. Given a list of candidate heterozygous genomic locations and a sam file of sequenced reads SysCall classifies each genomic location as either a heterozygous site or a systematic error and outputs according lists, along with the assigned posterior probabilities.

Proper citation: SysCall (RRID:SCR_005307) Copy   

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http://skatebase.org/

Portal supporting the North East Bioinformatics Collaborative''s project to sequence the genome of the Little Skate. Provided is a clearinghouse for Little Skate Genome Project and other publicly available Skate and Ray (Batoidea) genome data, and tools for data visualization and analysis. Little Skate Genome Project The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) is a chondrichthyan (cartilaginous) fish native to the east coast of North America. Elasmobranchs (Skates, Rays, and Sharks) exhibit many fundamental vertebrate characteristics, including a neural crest, jaws and teeth, an adaptive immune system, and a pressurized circulatory system. These characteristics have been exploited to promote understanding about human physiology, immunology, stem cell biology, toxicology, neurobiology and regeneration. The development of standardized experimental protocols in elasmobranchs such as L. erinacea and the spiny dogfish shark (Squalus acanthias) has further positioned these organisms as important biomedical and developmental models. Despite this distinction, the only reported chondrichthyan genome is the low coverage (1.4x) draft genome of the elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii). To close the evolutionary gaps in available elasmobranch genome sequence data, and generate critical genomic resources for future biomedical study, the genome of L. erinacea is being sequenced by the North East Bioinformatics Collaborative (NEBC). As close evolutionary relatives, the little skate sequence will facilitate studies that employ dogfish shark and other elasmobranchs as model organisms. Skate tools include the SkateBLAST and the Skate Genome Browsers: Little Skate Mitochondrion, Thorny Skate Mitochondrion, and Ocellate Spot Skate Mitochondrion.

Proper citation: SkateBase (RRID:SCR_005302) Copy   

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http://pubbrain.org/

A literature search and visualization tool that allows end users to enter any PubMed query and see that query rendered as a heatmap illustrating which regions of interest are most commonly mentioned within the search results. To use PubBrain, simply enter any valid PubMed search in the search box.

Proper citation: PubBrain (RRID:SCR_005387) Copy   

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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CRISP

Ontology of Computer retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP).

Proper citation: Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Thesaurus (RRID:SCR_005301) Copy   

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http://ingap.sourceforge.net/

Software mining pipeline guided by a Bayesian principle to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms, insertion and deletions by comparing high-throughput pyrosequencing reads with a reference genome of related organisms. This pipeline is extended to identify and visualize large-size structural variations, including insertions, deletions, inversions and translocations.

Proper citation: inGAP (RRID:SCR_005261) Copy   

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http://sv.gersteinlab.org/pemer/

Software package as computational framework with simulation-based error models for inferring genomic structural variants from massive paired-end sequencing data. Package is composed of three modules, PEMer workflow, SV-Simulation and BreakDB. PEMer workflow is a sensitive software for detecting SVs from paired-end sequence reads. SV-Simulation randomly introduces SVs into a given genome and generates simulated paired-end reads from novel genome.

Proper citation: PEMer (RRID:SCR_005263) Copy   

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https://code.google.com/p/phantompeakqualtools/

Software package that computes quick but highly informative enrichment and quality measures for ChIP-seq/DNase-seq/FAIRE-seq/MNase-seq data. It can also be used to obtain robust estimates of the predominant fragment length or characteristic tag shift values in these assays.

Proper citation: phantompeakqualtools (RRID:SCR_005331) Copy   

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http://ikmbio.csie.ncku.edu.tw/coin/home.php

A web-based system that assess articles according to their term correlations among sentences. It employs the co-occurrence relations and their network centralities to evaluate the influence of biomedical terms from Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: CoIN (RRID:SCR_005332) Copy   

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http://force11.org/

A collaboration which works to transform scholarly communications through advanced use of computers and the Web. FORCE11 advocates the digital publishing of papers in order to enable more effective scholarly communication. The virtual community also advocates the publication of software tools and research communication by means of social media channels. As such, FORCE11 provides access to information and tools for the wider scientific community.

Proper citation: FORCE11 (RRID:SCR_005334) Copy   

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http://phenotype.mc.vanderbilt.edu/

Collaborative environment of building and validating electronic phenotype algorithms using electronic medical records (EMRs) and natural language processing (NLP) for use in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). On this site you can: View existing algorithms, Enter or create new algorithms, Collaborate with others to create or review algorithms, View implementation details for existing algorithms. The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network (eMERGE) has investigated whether data captured through routine clinical care using electronic medical records (EMRs) can identify disease phenotypes with sufficient positive and negative predictive values for use in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Most EMRs captured key information (diagnoses, medications, laboratory tests) used to define phenotypes in a structured format; in addition, natural language processing has also been shown to improve case identification rates. PheKB is an outgrowth of that validation effort. Phenotype algorithms can be viewed by data modalities or methods used: CPT codes, ICD 10 codes, ICD 9 codes, Laboratories, Medications, Vital Signs, Natural Language Processing Algorithms can also be viewed by: * Implementation results (positive predictive value, sensitivity, publications) * Institution * Work Group

Proper citation: PheKB (RRID:SCR_005292) Copy   

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http://www.glycosciences.de/modeling/sweet2/

Program that rapidly converts the primary sequence of a complex carbohydrate, as defined by standard nomenclature, directly into a reliable 3D molecular model by linking together preconstructed 3D molecular templates of monosaccharides in the manner specified by the sequence and then optimizing the 3D structure using the MM3 force field. The user interaction is supported by an input spreadsheet consisting of a grid of sugar symbol and connection type cells. Several ways to visualize and to output the generated structures and related information are implemented.

Proper citation: SWEET-DB (RRID:SCR_005324) Copy   

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http://omrf.org/

A biomedical research institute that aims to understand and develop more effective treatments for human disease, focusing on critical research areas such as heart disease, cancer, lupus and Alzheimer's disease.

Proper citation: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (RRID:SCR_005287) Copy   

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http://seqware.github.io/

A portable software infrastructure designed to analyze massive genomics datasets produced by contemporary and emerging technologies, in particular Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms. It consists of a comprehensive suite of infrastructure tools focused on enabling the end-to-end analysis of sequence data ? from from raw base calling to analyzed variants ready for interpretation by users. SeqWare is tool agnostic, it is a framework for building analysis workflows and does not provide specific implementations out-of-the-box. You use SeqWare to create high-throughput infrastructure for NGS analysis using whatever analysis tools you like. SeqWare currently provides 5 main tools specifically designed to support massively parallel sequencing technologies. All tools can be used together or separately: * MetaDB: provides a common database to store metadata used by all components. * Portal: a LIMS-like web application to manage samples, record computational events, and present results back to end users. * Pipeline: a workflow engine that is capable of wrapping and combining other tools (BFAST, BWA, SAMtools, etc) into complex pipelines, recording metadata about the analysis, and facilitates automation of pipelines based on metadata. * Web Service: a programmatic API that lets people build new tools on top of the project * Query Engine: a NoSQL database designed to store and query variants and other events inferred from sequence data.

Proper citation: SeqWare (RRID:SCR_005289) Copy   

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http://www.coremine.com/medical/#search

Service to access comprehensive information on diseases, drugs, treatments and medical biology. It is ideal for those seeking an overview of a complex subject while allowing the possibility to drill down to specific details. Search results are presented in a dashboard format comprized of panels containing various categories of information ranging from introductory sources to the latest scientific articles.

Proper citation: Coremine Medical (RRID:SCR_005323) Copy   

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http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/

The FMRIB Centre is a multi-disciplinary neuroimaging research facility, which focuses on the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for neuroscience research, along with related technologies such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, transcranial Direct Cortical Stimulation and EEG. FMRIB is composed of research groups in all aspects of brain imaging research, including physics, analysis, basic science and clinical neuroscience. We were recently awarded 8 million pounds by the MRC, EPSRC, Wolfson Foundation and University of Oxford to purchase and install new 7T and 3T leading-edge MRI systems to enable us to image brain structure and function at even higher resolution than currently possible.

Proper citation: Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (RRID:SCR_005283) Copy   

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http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/afni/doc/misc/AtlasMap

A sample script on how to map some numbers to brain regions, using the Talairach-Tournoux Atlas database. For example, put the value 0.379 in each hippocampus voxel, and the value 0.666 in each superior temporal gyrus voxel.

Proper citation: Mapping Data to the Talairach Atlas (RRID:SCR_005284) Copy   

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