Immunology Ontology: Difference between revisions

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What: Lecture and practical session on Immunology Ontology

When: Tuesday June 11

Where: Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA on June 10-14, 2013.

Schedule

8:00 Breakfast

8:30-10:00am Lecture

1. Introduction to ontology

what is an ontology, how is it different from a controlled vocabulary, a computerized lexicon, and a data dictionary?

2. How are ontologies used?

for data annotation à la GO and GMODs

in defining data standards

example: ImmPort

to support data analysis

example: GO enrichment of microarray data

to support text mining and NLP, document retrieval

example: GOPubMed

to integrate heterogeneous data types / heterogeneous research communities

example: the OBO Foundry

3. overview of ontologies with content relevant to immunology

1:00-3:00pm

Hands-on example of building a small ontology

Practical Session

Background Reading:

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 :30-10:00am Lecture
-Topics to be treated include:
+. Introduction to ontology
+:what is an ontology, how is it different from a controlled vocabulary, a computerized lexicon, and a data dictionary?
-VDJ
+. How are ontologies used?
+:for data annotation à la GO and GMODs
+:in defining data standards
+::example: [https://immport.niaid.nih.gov/immportWeb/home/home.do?loginType=full ImmPort]
+:to support data analysis
+::example: GO enrichment of microarray data
+:to support text mining and NLP, document retrieval
+::example: GOPubMed
+:to integrate heterogeneous data types / heterogeneous research communities
+::example: the OBO Foundry
-ImmPort
+. overview of ontologies with content relevant to immunology
-:00-3:00pm
+'''1:00-3:00pm'''
+Hands-on example of building a small ontology
 Practical Session