System and method using a visual or audio-visual programming environment to enable and optimize systems-level research in life sciences

A method comprising a visual or audio-visual based computer-network for

• characterization, analysis, and/or organization of genomic, transcriptomic, metabonomic, and proteomic data that provides for relationship networks among functionally significant said data and;
• deducing said data systematically from a larger volume set of data;
• integrating information from existing databases into said relationship networks;
• enabling researchers to consolidate molecular profiling data from complementary experimental techniques;
• constructing diagnostically significant molecular fingerprints from molecular profiling data;
• optimizing an analysis workflow that provides said molecular fingerprints;
• and
• providing feedback and/or direction for subsequent experiments to identify and/or validate potential biomarkers and drug targets.

A life sciences visual or audio-visual programming environment system comprising:

• a. zero or more server system(s);
• b. one or more client system(s);
• c. one or more computer processor(s) for receiving genomic, transcriptomic, metabonomic, and proteomic data and for receiving user input;
• d. a repository of modules located on said client system and/or said server system;
• e. a repository of workflow pipelines created by user(s) of said visual or audio-visual programming environment;
• f. an interface to view a detailed description of said modules when said modules are selected and/or highlighted;
• g. an error reporting tool that will alert said user(s) when an error is encountered within said visual or audio-visual programming environment;
• h. one or more sharing utilities to allow said users of said visual or audio-visual programming environment to share resources including but not limited to said repository of modules, and said repository of workflow pipelines, directly between said client systems or via said server computer;
• i. an auto-update tool that will update said client and/or said server system;
• wherein said system provides for characterization and/or organization of genomic, transcriptomic, metabonomic, and proteomic data that assist in a development of relationship networks among functionally significant said data.

A life sciences visual or audio-visual programming environment method comprising:

• one or more computer processor(s) for receiving genomic, transcriptomic, metabonomic, and proteomic data and for receiving user input and including;
• a. a repository of modules located on said client system and/or said server system;
• b. a repository of workflow pipelines created by user(s) of said visual or audio-visual programming environment;
• c. an interface to view a detailed description of said modules when said modules are selected and/or highlighted;
• d. an error reporting tool that will alert said user(s) when an error is encountered within said visual or audio-visual programming environment;
• e. one or more sharing utilities allowing said users of said visual or audio-visual programming environment to share resources including but not limited to said repository of modules, and said repository of workflow pipelines, directly between said client systems or via said server computer;
• f. an auto-update tool updating said client and/or said server system;
• wherein said method provides for characterization and/or organization of genomic, transcriptomic, metabonomic, and proteomic data that assist in a development of relationship networks among functionally significant said data.