Laboratory experiment data exploration and visualization

A system for generating a visual representation of data obtained from an experiment, comprising a processor, memory, and program code that comprises:

• one or more modules configured to:
• store contextual information represented as linked objects, the contextual information comprising any of:
• values for experimental parameters for executing the experiment;
• results from the experiment;
• information about an instrument on which the experiment was run;
• environmental conditions under which the experiment was run;
• information about a sample on which the experiment was run;
• and
• an experiment protocol comprising instructions to run the experiment;
• estimate an expected result based on the experimental parameters;
• programmatically link at least a portion of the contextual information with a protocol object or protocol information;
• process the protocol object or the protocol information to carry out the experiment to generate the results;
• and
• dynamically generate a visual representation based upon the expected result.

A method of generating a visual representation of data obtained from an experiment, the method comprising:

• storing contextual information represented as linked objects, the contextual information comprising any of:
• values for experimental parameters for executing the experiment;
• results from the experiment;
• information about an instrument on which the experiment was run;
• environmental conditions under which the experiment was run;
• information about a sample on which the experiment was run;
• running an experiment using an experiment protocol;
• estimating an expected result based on the experimental parameters;
• programmatically linking at least a portion of the contextual information with a protocol object or protocol information;
• processing the protocol object or the protocol information to carry out the experiment to generate the results;
• and
• dynamically generating a visual representation based upon the expected result.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a computing system to perform:

• storing contextual information represented as linked objects, the contextual information comprising any of:
• values for experimental parameters for executing the experiment;
• results from the experiment;
• information about an instrument on which the experiment was run;
• environmental conditions under which the experiment was run;
• information about a sample on which the experiment was run;
• running an experiment using an experiment protocol;
• estimating an expected result based on the experimental parameters;
• programmatically linking at least a portion of the contextual information with a protocol object or protocol information;
• processing the protocol object or the protocol information to carry out the experiment to generate the results;
• and
• dynamically generating a visual representation based upon the expected result.