Array Repository Data Analysis System

Applications

• Military and Commercial Significance:
• To manage the massive data sets generated by these technologies and advance time to biological discovery, 3rd Millennium, Inc. developed the Array Repository Data Analysis System (ARDAS), a web-enabled highly integrated informatic platform. The system consists of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to manage upstream laboratory processes, and a data repository for archival storage and organization of raw and derived data in projects and experiment designs. The repository is structured to enable rigorous statistical analysis and includes a sophisticated search engine. The Analysis Information Management System (AIMS) provides guided analytical workflows for current microarray platforms. The results of analyses generated in the AIMS can be imported back into the data repository where they are available – along with sample information and other experimental data – to support powerful scientific queries.
• The system permits flexible upload of data to a central server such that researchers at distant sites can share and exchange data as well as perform complex queries across large-scale meta data sets. ARDAS provides an integrated informatics architecture to support biological research and discovery efforts being conducted throughout the Army’s Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC).