Data Management and central database for CRC TRR 341 projects
CRC TRR 341 "Plant Ecological Genetics" is generating and/or relying on both genome and sequencing data, combined with detailed ecological data such as leaf traits or complex competition traits. The information management INF/Z03 project develops the platform for data management in the TRR 341.
Datasets produced within the TRR 341 are stored and made accessible in a FAIR way, relying on structures defined by the plant NFDI, DataPLANT. In particular, data management relies on the so-called annotated research context ARC, which funnels multiple standardized components (such as ISA-XLS) into one container providing the adequate environment not only for rich data storage, but also for reproducible workflows.
profits from the research data management program of UoC (C3RDM) and works closely together with the research data management program at the University of Cologne (C3RDM) and the CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, to develop a specialized data management platform, stewardship support, and training.
Thus, INF/Z03 enables FAIR data management and sharing, and the development of novel webbased tools specifically tailored to answer the TRR 341’s questions.
This central INF project, as a close cooperation between the Institute for Biological Data Science of HHU and the IT Center University of Cologne (ITCC) has two main purposes:
- Providing complete research and data-management support to the entire CRC TRR 341, from the infrastructure and tools to the data-handling policies and individual assistance with documentation, preservation, and publication (of data and process) in collaboration with existing RDM networks such as DataPLANT
- Designing and building a curated data platform to integratively combine, visualize, and analyze the molecular, genomic, and ecological information produced within the TRR 341 and collected from other sources; it aims to serve as a tool for discovering hidden or unseen relations between genes and ecologies across plant species.
Project leaders
Dr. Jan Breder
IT Center University of Cologne (ITCC), UoC
Cologne Competence Center for RDM (C³RDM)
Prof. Björn Usadel
Institute for Biological Data Science, HHU
Institut für Bio- und Geowissenschaften (IBG), FZJ
Research staff
The role of ITCC in TRR 341
Research-data management support & infrastructure for FAIR and Open data
4+ year perspective
