Ontology Task Force
The Ontologies task force reviews and recommends policy for the BIRN. It was initiated by the BIRN Executive Committee to review the issue of different ontological reference interpretations by audience: anatomists, clinicians, genomics, pathologists, diagnosticians, and neurologists. The ontology task force will recommend a process for mapping between each of these vocabularies.
Goals:
- Develop policies and procedures for BIRN participants regarding ontologies.
- Keep abreast of major meetings where BIRN ontology efforts should be represented.
- Develop and maintain contact with major ontology groups.
- Educate BIRN participants on the use, development and importance of ontologies.
- Promote and develop cross test bed ontologies for animal models and human disease.
Members
Maryann Martone (UCSD), Chair
Amarnath Gupta (UCSD)
Christine Fennema-Notestine (UCSD)
Jessica Turner (UCI)
Jeff Grethe (UCSD)
*Carol Bean, (NIH), Emeritus
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