LSD 1.1 release announcement
From CaGrid
The National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB) is pleased to announce the availability of the second version of the Life Sciences Distribution, LSD version 1.1. The LSD is a comprehensive set of tools that support biomedical research, from tracking and managing biospecimens, to analyzing and integrating microarray data. The components of this bundle are:
• geWorkbench (version 1.6): A platform for genomic data analysis (https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/tools/geWorkbench).
• Life Science Distribution Browser - LSDB (version 1.0): A web front end to perform keyword searches on local or remote grid-enabled LSD services. This first release of LSDB supports searching across NCIA and caArray. (https://gforge.nci.nih.gov/frs/?group_id=450)
• caArray (version 2.1.1): The newest version of NCI’s array data management software (https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/tools/caArray).
• National Cancer Imaging Archive NCIA (version 4.0): The NCI’s repository for DICOM-based images (https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/tools/NCIA) as well as the MIRC (http://mirc.rsna.org) data submission software.
• Clinical Trials Object Database Systems CTODS (version 1.0): A repository for clinical trial information (https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/inventory/infrastructure/CTODS ). This release includes data loading scripts.
• caGWAS(version 1.0.1): A version of the NCI’s caIntegrator platform that supports Genome Wide Association Studies such the Cancer Genetic Models of Susceptibility (CGEMS) data (https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/tools/caGWAS)
• caTissue Core (version 1.2.2) : A caGrid-enabled version of the caTissue Core application. (https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/tools/catissuecore).
The tools in the LSD are intended for use by research scientists and each provides an end user-oriented graphical user interface. In addition, each of the data management tools has a Java-based Application Programming Interface (API) and a caGrid compatible Grid Service for programmatic access to data. All of the applications are built on a common set of Open Source technologies for ease of installation and maintenance. Components of this bundle can be downloaded from http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/download/downloadlsd.jsp.
Individuals seeking additional information are encouraged to download the LSD information sheet, available at: https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/getting_connected/2_LifeSciences_bundle_LOWres.pdf. Additionally, they may contact NCICB application support at 301-451-4384 or toll free: 888-478-4423 or by email at: ncicb@pop.nci.nih.gov.
