ANGIS
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The Australian National Genomic Information Service (ANGIS) provided access for biologists to a comprehensive system of bioinformatics
software, databases, documentation, training and support, on a subscription basis. While clearly targeted at Australia
n researchers, the tools ANGIS provided were available online to investigators worldwide. ANGIS was closed at the end of 2009.
that allows integration and use of multiple bioinformatic computer packages through a single web user interface
. Data from analyses is stored on the system or used as inputs to other packages in BioManager. As provided by ANGIS, BioManager was a subscription-based service, with access made available to the Australian and New Zealand
academic communities. Access from outside Australia and NZ was by enquiry. ANGIS also provided a variety of training resources and courses to help make these tools readily usable by the scientific community.
in 1990, originally the Sydney University Sequence Analysis Interface (SUSAI) as a multi-disciplinary effort spearheaded by Trevor Cole
, Alex Reisner and Peter Reeves. One year later in 1991, SUSAI became ANGIS through the formation of the Australian Genomic Information Center (AGIC), a government sanctioned research center. In March 2007, oversight for ANGIS was passed to the University of Sydney in New South Wales
, Australia within the newly formed Sydney Bioinformatics. ANGIS appears to have ended as an entity with the closing of Sydney Bioinformatics on Dec 31, 2010.
BioManager has been used as the main Bioinformatics training tools for some Australian and other international universities and academic subscriptions to ANGIS/BioManager included teaching logins for student use.
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...
software, databases, documentation, training and support, on a subscription basis. While clearly targeted at Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n researchers, the tools ANGIS provided were available online to investigators worldwide. ANGIS was closed at the end of 2009.
Tools
BioManager was the main resource ANGIS provided. Although ANGIS/Biomanger was closed November 30, 2009, Prof Peter Reeves of the University of Sydney continues to host an implementation of BioManger on a voluntary basis. BioManager was developed from the earlier tool BioNavigator which was originally developed by a now defunct Australian bioinformatics company, Entigen(1). BioManager is a bioinformatics workflow management systemBioinformatics workflow management systems
A bioinformatics workflow management system is a specialized form of workflow management system designed specifically to compose and execute a series of computational or data manipulation steps, or a workflow, in a specific domain of science, bioinformatics....
that allows integration and use of multiple bioinformatic computer packages through a single web user interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
. Data from analyses is stored on the system or used as inputs to other packages in BioManager. As provided by ANGIS, BioManager was a subscription-based service, with access made available to the Australian and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
academic communities. Access from outside Australia and NZ was by enquiry. ANGIS also provided a variety of training resources and courses to help make these tools readily usable by the scientific community.
History
ANGIS began as a project at the University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in 1990, originally the Sydney University Sequence Analysis Interface (SUSAI) as a multi-disciplinary effort spearheaded by Trevor Cole
Trevor Cole
Trevor Cole may refer to:* Trevor Jack Cole, British-born horticulturalist and arboretum curator, in Canada since 1967, has written on gardening and botany* Trevor Cole , Canadian newspaper and magazine columnist and novelist...
, Alex Reisner and Peter Reeves. One year later in 1991, SUSAI became ANGIS through the formation of the Australian Genomic Information Center (AGIC), a government sanctioned research center. In March 2007, oversight for ANGIS was passed to the University of Sydney in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia within the newly formed Sydney Bioinformatics. ANGIS appears to have ended as an entity with the closing of Sydney Bioinformatics on Dec 31, 2010.
Teaching
ANGIS was deeply involved in post-graduate training courses and workshops. General Bioinformatic application workshops, along with specialist workshops in proteomics, microarray, database searching and phylogenetics were held in Sydney and elsewhere in the country. In-house training courses in these areas ranged in length from 1 – 4 days.BioManager has been used as the main Bioinformatics training tools for some Australian and other international universities and academic subscriptions to ANGIS/BioManager included teaching logins for student use.