Repository details
Biomedical Informatics Research Network
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Name of repository
Biomedical Informatics Research Network
Additional name(s)
- BIRN
Repository URL
Subject(s)
- Life Sciences
- Biology
- Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
- Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology
- Zoology
- Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology)
- Medicine
- Medicine
- Human Genetics
- Medical Physics, Biomedical Technology
- Neurosciences
- Engineering Sciences
- Thermal Engineering/Process Engineering
- Process Engineering, Technical Chemistry
- Biological Process Engineering
Description
>>>!!!<<< As stated 2017-05-16 The BIRN project was finished a few years ago. The web portal is no longer live.>>>!!!<<<
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
- other
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Dates
Started
2011
Offline
2017-07-04
Institutions (5)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- NIGMS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- UCI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- UCLA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- ISI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database license
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
Data license
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Remarks
Remarks
BIRN is a national initiative to advance biomedical research through data sharing and online collaboration. It supports multi-site, and/or multi-institutional, teams by enabling researchers to share significant quantities of data across geographic distance and/or incompatible computing systems. BIRN offers a library of data-sharing software tools specific to biomedical research, best practice references, expert advice and other resources.
Entry date
2014-04-28
Last update
2026-06-02
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