'''Barry Smith: How to Advance Reusability of Immunology Data''' :July 23, 2013 :16:00-18:00 :141 Park Hall, UB North Campus '''[http://ncor.buffalo.edu/2013/Immunology/Ontologies%20for%20Immunology-July-24-2013.pptx Slides] '''Abstract''' Describing (tagging) data using shared public domain, consensus-based, well-structured ontologies promotes reusability. There are two legs to be connected: :experimental data, for example of the sort currently found [https://immport.niaid.nih.gov/ here] :ontology resources, for example as listed [http://ncorwiki.buffalo.edu/index.php/Immunology_Ontologies here] How to make the connection? *1. identify ways that submitters of data can benefit early on through use of ontologies *2. identify ways to annotate data using ontologies post-submission I will discuss the pros and cons of each.