by Ian | Jul 3, 2012 | BioGPS
The data chart plugin on BioGPS is by far the most popular, and as a result we’ve been working on some big changes to make it even more useful. Yesterday we deployed these changes in version 2.0 of the data chart plugin, which now includes the following: 1. Much...
by Chunlei Wu | Jun 25, 2012 | BioGPS, bioinformatics, mygene.info
Bioinformatics web developers often face one common problem — adding a search box that allows users to type a gene, which then directs them to a gene-specific resource page. To implement this feature, developers need to maintain a gene annotation database of...
by Andrew Su | Jun 4, 2012 | BioGPS
A couple weeks ago, we posted an open invitation on BioGPS to write a letter in support of our proposal to continue BioGPS development. We also emailed some of our most trusted and loyal uses directly. “I find BioGPS to be the best portal on the...
by Andrew Su | May 10, 2012 | BioGPS
So the last two posts in this series have recapped four years of progress and outlined our path forward for BioGPS. Now, we are asking for your help. Having reviewed tool development proposals for NIH study sections before, I know that evaluating proposals for...
by Andrew Su | May 9, 2012 | BioGPS
After four productive years of funding from NIGMS, we have a bit over a year left on our current grant for BioGPS. In addition to releasing some new features for data set visualization and management (our current Specific Aim #1), we are planning to spend significant...
by Andrew Su | May 8, 2012 | BioGPS, usage stats
Through the generous support from NIGMS, we have enjoyed stable funding for BioGPS development since 2008. During that time, we think we’ve made great progress building our community-extensible and user-customizable gene portal. It’s worth recapping...
