Reinventing MaizeGDB

Maize Genetics Conference

-Carson M. Andorf

2011

Timeline2

3

Redesign: Why Now?

Biological Tools:• Diversity• Multiple Fully Sequenced

Genomes• Orthology

Computational Access:• Portal• Serve & Consume Remote

Data

4

Diversity Collaboration

5

Shift to Greater Interoperability

At MaizeGDB

Off-site integration

6

Shift to Greater Interoperability

Technical and HumanHumanTechnical

7

Open Cooperation

Adapted original by Timo Stoffregen

8

Technology Upgrade

9

Look and Feel

• Logo

10

Look and Feel

• Logo• Menus

11

Look and Feel

• Logo• Menus• Colors

12

Look and Feel

• Logo• Menus• Colors• Buttons

13

Look and Feel

• Logo• Menus• Colors• Buttons• Icons

14

Redesign

Two-year Timeline15

16

How You Can Help

• Maize Meeting• Look at the mock-ups of home, locus,

genome browser, and gene model pages.• Visit posters P19 – P24.• Fill-out the short questionnaire.• Talk to us.

• Lab• Discuss features at your lab meeting, send us

your ideas.• Send feedback (feedback link on bottom of

pages).

17

AcknowledgementsDirect Contributors:Carson Andorf Sanford BaranMary BerlynScott BirkettBremen BraunVolker BrendelLou ButlerPat ByrneDarwin CampbellEthalinda CannonEd CoeGeorgia DavisQunfeng DongZhiwei FangChristiane FauronArturo GarciaJack GardinerDenis HancockLisa HarperDavendra JayasingamShirley KowalewskiHeike Kross Carolyn LawrenceStan LetovskyMike McMullen Gerry NeufferSteve RodermelMarty SachsHector Sanchez-VilledaMary (Polacco) SchaefferSteve SchroederTrent SeigfriedTaner SenBrian Smith-WhiteChris SteeleJordan ThistleLeszek Vincent Allison WeidemeierCarolyn Wetzel

"Recommendations”Committee, 1990:Ben BurrDon DuvickTim HelentjarisDave HoisingtonRon PhillipsPaul Sisco

Advisory, 1991:Bill BeavisMary BerlynDoug BigwoodBen BurrPeter BrettingVicki ChandlerNeil CowenLarry DarrahDenis HancockTim HelentjarisDave HoisingtonKendall LamkeyOliver NelsonRobert RobbinsJean Romero-SeversonMargaret SmithCharles StuberScott Tingey

Instrumental at the Funding Agencies:Peter BrettingLeland EllisJerry MikscheDiane OkamuroJack OkamuroJane SilverthorneKay SimmonsJudy St. John

Other ResourcePersons, 1990:Bill BeavisJack BeckettLawrence BogoradShiaoman ChaoKaren ConeJim CoorsNeil CowenLarry DarrahChristiane FauronNina FedoroffDavid GrantSarah HakeArnel HallauerR.G. HerrmannJerry KermicleEric LanderBrian LarkinsJohn LaughnanSam LevingsMichael MurrayOliver NelsonGerry NeufferKathy NewtonEarl PattersonTom PetersonScott PoethigDaryl PringDon RobertsonMarty SachsBill SheridanDavid SkibbeCharlie StuberScott TingeyVirginia WalbotDavid WeberEdward WeckSue WesslerAllen Wright

Steering Committees &Working Groups, 2002-Present:Alice BarkanVolker BrendelEd BucklerVicki ChandlerKaren ConeMike FreelingSarah HakeOwen HoekengaAnne-Francoise LamblinThomas LubberstedtEric LyonsKaren McGinnisLukas MuellerMihai PopMarty SachsMary (Polacco) SchaefferPat SchnableTom Slezak Cari SoderlundLincoln SteinAnne SylvesterDoreen Ware

Outside Funds:Volker BrendelGuy DavenportErik GrotewoldShawn KaepplerJonathan LynchDon McCartyDan RokhsarPat Schnable

Graphic Design:Destri Andorf

Editorial Board2005-Present:Mario Arteaga-Vazquez Peter Balint-KurtiPatrick BrownTom BrutnellEd BucklerSurinder ChopraKelly DaweBrian Dilkes Hugo DoonerJane DorweilerErich GrotewoldLisa HarperJim HollandGuri JohalMike KolomietsDamon LischKaren McGinnisMichael MuszynskiWojtek PawlowskiGael Pressoir Mike ScanlonPaul ScottMoira SheehanRichard Keith SlotkinNathan SpringerErik VollbrechtCliff WeilClinton WhippleRandall WisserJianming Yu

Genome BrowserGuidance Group, 2007:Peter Balint-Kurti Sarah Hake Damon Lisch Michael Muszynski Virginia Walbot

Genome BrowserBeta Testers, 2007:Alain Charcosset Olivier Dugas James Estill David Hessel Damon Lisch Michael Muszynski Paul Scott Virginia Walbot Rachel Wang Cesar Alvarez-Mejia

Nomenclature committee:Bill BeavisMary BerlynTom BrutnellBen BurrVicki ChandlerEd CoeHugo DoonerChristiane FauronCurt HannahToby KelloggOliver NelsonSteve RodermelMarty SachsMike ScanlonMary SchaefferPhil StinardCarolyn Wetzel

Thank you - Questions?18