Bioinformatics system architecture with data and process integration

摘要

A bioinformatics system and method is provided for integrated processing of biological data. According to one embodiment, the invention provides an interlocking series of target identification, target validation, lead identification, and lead optimization modules in a discovery platform oriented around specific components of the drug discovery process. The discovery platform of the invention utilizes genomic, proteomic, and other biological data stored in structured as well as unstructured databases. According to another embodiment, the invention provides overall platform/architecture with integration approach for searching and processing the data stored in the structured as well as unstructured databases. According to another embodiment, the invention provides a user interface, affording users the ability to access and process tasks for the drug discovery process.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented bioinformatics system comprising: a user interface hardware module for receiving a search query from a user and for providing processed results to the user, wherein the search query comprises user selected data type information, user selected data source information, and user specified query parameters, in addition to the data type and data source information; and
an application host that interfaces said user interface hardware module with: a search engine module that searches a structured database and an unstructured database using said search query to obtain search results, and a plurality of informatics tools at least one of which processes said search results to provide processed results.