Repositories: BioStudies

BioStudies is a repository for storing project level information under a stable accession along with any data that does not fit into any of the other resources of the EBI (Sarkans et al., 2018). It includes project abstract, authors (including ORCIDs) and publication. Studies can be linked to other EBI resources such as data in Biosamples and the ENA. BioStudies provides that backend database behind ArrayExpress, BioImage Archive, and Electron Microscopy Public Image Archive (EMPIAR).

Studies are submitted through a web-based submission tool. Studies may also be queried through their REST API.

Sarkans, U., Gostev, M., Athar, A., Behrangi, E., Melnichuk, O., Ali, A., Minguet, J., Rada, J. C., Snow, C., Tikhonov, A., Brazma, A., & McEntyre, J. (2018). The BioStudies database—one stop shop for all data supporting a life sciences study. Nucleic Acids Research, 46(D1), D1266–D1270. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkx965

Relevant tools and resources

Tool or resource	Description	Related pages	Registry
ArrayExpress	A repository of array based genomics data	ArrayExpress Expression Atlas Omics Discovery Index	Tool info Standards/Databases Training Publication
BioImage Archive	The BioImage Archive is a free, publicly available online resource which stores and distributes biological images. It accepts submissions of data from any imaging modality, as long as the data are either associated with a peer-reviewed publication, or of value beyond a single experiment.		Standards/Databases Publication
BioStudies	A database hosting datasets from biological studies. Useful for storing or accessing data that is not compliant for mainstream repositories.		Tool info Standards/Databases Training Publication
Electron Microscopy Public Image Archive (EMPIAR)	EMPIAR, the Electron Microscopy Public Image Archive, is a public resource for raw images underpinning 3D cryo-EM maps and tomograms		Standards/Databases Publication

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