Database Center for Life Science
{{Short description|Japanese research institute}}
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| established = 2007
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| head = Yuji Kohara
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| location = Kashiwa and Mishima, Japan
| address = Univ. of Tokyo Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station Satellite 6F. 178-4-4 Wakashiba, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, JAPAN
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| website = [https://dbcls.rois.ac.jp/index-en.html https://dbcls.rois.ac.jp/index-en.html]
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{{nihongo|Database Center for Life Science|ライフサイエンス統合データベースセンター|}} or DBCLS, is a Japanese research institute and part of the Research Organization of Information and Systems. It was founded in 2007.[http://dbcls.rois.ac.jp/en/about] Database Center for Life Sciences - About -
BioHackathon
DBCLS has been organizing annual BioHackathon event since 2008 {{cite journal|author=Katayama T |year=2010|title=The DBCLS BioHackathon: standardization and interoperability for bioinformatics web services and workflows |journal=J. Biomed. Semant.|volume=1|issue=1 |pages=8|pmid= 20727200|display-authors=etal|doi=10.1186/2041-1480-1-8|pmc=2939597 |doi-access=free }} and co-organizing with National Bioscience Database Center (NBDC) since 2011. The main objective of the events is a development of technologies and resources which improves integration, preservation and utilization of databases in life sciences.
Resources at the DBCLS
External links
- [https://dbcls.rois.ac.jp/index-en.html DBCLS Official Website]
Notes and references
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Category:Research institutes in Japan