**Project no 633962 Initial Data Management Plan**

#  P4SB data management plan

The data management plan will cover the exchange, storage, and use of data
generated in P4SB. The data management plan will be developed throughout the
project to accommodate the expected growing demand of data storage and
sharing. The overall aim is to effectively communicate with partners inside of
P4SB, with the scientific community, and with the general public.

This first version of the data management plan is based on an email survey to
the academic groups.

##  General aspects

Effective coordination between the experimental, modelling, and analytics
tasks is pivotal for the transfer of the project, and we will use existing
data formats and standards wherever possible to benefit from and contribute to
existing resources. Several partners were partner of SYSMO and are hence
familiar with SysMO-DB (  _www.sysmo-db.org_ )  . Explicitly, we will actively
use and contribute to any data handling platform either generated during or
recommended by the EU. Our immediate strategy for data handling and
standardization is outlined below.

##  Data storage – repositories and standards

All data generated from funded activities in this project will be uploaded
into standard public repositories, where available: genetic information
including full genomes in genbank at NCBI.Mmicroarray experiments will be
submitted into ArrayExpress at EBI and/or Gene Expression Omnibus at NCBI.
Both of these are MIAME-compliant (Minimal Information about a Microarray
Experiment) repositories. This concerns both raw data and data interpretation.
Protein and proteome data will be communicated via scientific publications.
Chemical molecules identified from MS-experiments will be referenced by
PubChem identifier, SMILES string or MOL-file format.

Pathway models and metabolic networks can be described in SBML format and
offered to other researchers.

##  Internal communication

The project management tool EMDESK (  _www.emdesk.com_ )  is already
implemented for exchange of data, allowing model verification and result
dissemination between the partners.

The partners will use a common version-controlled file repository and project
management software to monitor progress via a ticket-based system. Project
partner RWTH is responsible for maintaining the repository and setting up user
accounts. The system will be used both for internal discussion and
documentation and outside presentation and publication of the project. The
internal area is restricted and password-protected. In addition, an effective
and simple communication platform is to facilitate the web services-based
exchange of data between partners.

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##  Public outreach

The P4SB partners quickly established Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts
and keep them active by communicating general information of interest,
relevant publications, news, and own contributions. In addition the
dissemination of the results of the project to the scientific community is
followed in the form of publications, press releases, and conference
contributions. The partners set-up a webpage to enhance visibility, initiate
communication, and start interactions and collaborations within the scientific
community and the general public.

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