!

#Phinch: An interactive, exploratory data visualization framework for environmental

sequence data

@hollybik University of California, Davis (now) University of Birmingham, UK (soon)

VERY DIFFICULT

Bik et al. 2012, Trends in Ecology and Evolution

“A Research-Driven Data Visualization Framework for High-Throughput Environmental Sequence Data”

http://pitchinteractive.com @pitchinc

“Pitch Interactive dissects large data sets in search of meaningful and often hidden patterns that serve to determine the shape

and form that best tells a story.”

Goal: A web-based, scalable visualization framework for standard data formats

•  BIOM (json) files – OTU tables, metagenome datasets •  Tab-delimited metadata files

http://phinch.org

http://phinch.org

http://phinch.org

“Export” and “Share” features

Nitrate Levels (ppm)

Rela

tive

abun

danc

e (%

)

Tenacibaculum spp.

Sabreen Aulakh, Eisen lab undergrad

Future Work• Explore phylogenetic visualizations (e.g. probability

distributions from tree placement of short reads)

• Expand visualization framework to include statistical analyses, plugin tools, public API

• Self-sustaining, open source user/developer community

NSF Research Coordination Network

RCN EukHiTShttp://eukhits.wordpress.com

Acknowledgements :

:

Jonathan Eisen Aaron Darling Guillaume Jospin Dongying Wu David Coil :

: Further Information

•  hbik@ucdavis.edu

•  @Dr_Bik – updates posted to Twitter

•  Grant proposal now posted on Figshare!

!!!:

Wesley Grubbs, Shujian Bu (Pitch Interactive)

Acknowledgements