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The cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory portal (caNanoLab) is a web-based portal designed to facilitate data sharing in the biomedical nanotechnology research community to expedite and validate the use of nanotechnology in biomedicine. caNanoLab provides support for the annotation of nanomaterials with characterizations resulting from physico-chemical and in vitro assays and for the sharing of these characterizations and associated nanotechnology protocols in a secure fashion.
caNanoLab provides access to information on:
caNanoLab is a collaboration between the NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), the NCI Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), and the NCI Cancer Centers of Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs). CCNEs actively involved in the caNanoLab effort include Washington University, Stanford, Emory/Georgia Tech, and MIT.
Downloads for caNanoLab are available as listed here. The license applies.
Downloadable files from previous releases of caNanoLab are also available from the caNanoLab GForge files tab.
caNanoLab hosts data from a variety of organizations conducting nanomaterial characterizations. caNanoLab feature requests are obtained by working with the nanotechnology community through the caNanoLab Users Group and the caBIG ICR Nano WG.
caNanoLab Users Group meetings occur the 3rd Friday of every month from 1:30PM-2:30PM ET. caNanoLab Users Group Presentations are available on the caNanoLab Project Site. To become a caNanoLab Users Group member, please subscribe via the caNanoLab Users Listserv.
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Data curation is a key component for ensuring that data is appropriately annotated to facilitate data sharing in a semantically interoperable fashion. Data curation activities on caNanoLab are currently performed by nanotechnology data scientists at Washington University and the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL). Data curators assist in extracting data from publications and nanotechnology experiments, annotating extracted data, and providing overall data quality control. If you are interested in submitting your data into caNanoLab, please contact the caNanoLab Users Listserv.
caNanoLab leverages the caCORE SDK and caGrid technologies to develop, deploy, and advertise common services for nanomaterials and characterizations. For information on accessing caNanoLab grid services, please refer to the caNanoLab Grid Services Web Page. caNanoLab grid services are accessed through a variety of caBIG resources such as caB2B, caOBR, the GSS iPhone App, and caGrid Portal.