FAANG List Archived Post

From davidr@ebi.ac.uk  Wed Apr 20 11:17:18 2016
Subject: Updates to the FAANG sample metadata specification
From: David Richardson <davidr@ebi.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:55:24 +0100
To: Multiple Recipients of FAANG <faang@animalgenome.org>

Hi everyone,

We've made some updates to the metadata specification for samples, based on
feedback received from contributors preparing sample information. These
changes should make it easier to describe your samples.

The sample templates and guidelines have been updated to reflect this. These
are available here -
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/seqdb/confluence/display/FAANG/Submission+of+samples+to+BioSamples

The changes are described in detail here -
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/seqdb/confluence/display/FAANG/Changes+proposed+for+metadata+spec+v2

We held a workshop last Friday, covering the preparation and submission of
metadata for FAANG. The coursebook and example files are available for anyone
who was unable to attend -
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/seqdb/confluence/display/FAANG/FAANG+Samples+workshop+April+2016
.
Thanks to everyone who came, the feedback has been really useful.

If anyone has any queries about preparing metadata, please contact faang-
dccebi.ac.uk, were happy to help.
Best wishes, Dave

> On 16 Mar 2016, at 16:48, Laura Clarke ebi.ac.uk> wrote:>
> It is wonderful to hear that different groups are making progress
> generating epigenomic data for FAANG.
>
> There are now a set of open pages available in the FAANG confluence
> about data submission.
>
>
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/seqdb/confluence/display/FAANG/FAANG+Archive+Submission+guidelines

>
> We hope this will help people plan their data submission processes and
> help everyone meet the FAANG standards. Please email if you have any
> questions.
>
> An important issue to clarify is the registration of samples.
>
> All FAANG samples should be registered in the BioSamples database at
> EMBL-EBI.
>
> You can find guidance on this on our shared confluence.
>
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/seqdb/confluence/display/FAANG/Submission+of+samples+to+BioSamples.>
>
> This page should be public but if you would like access to the private
> FAANG space, please e-mail faang-dccebi.ac.uk.>
> If you have previously submitted sample metadata for FAANG samples to a
> resource other than BioSamplesEMBL-EBI, please get in touch with> faang-dccebi.ac.uk and we will help resolve
this.>
> To help with sample deposition, we have a template spreadsheet
> available. It has been updated this week, in response to lessons learned
> while preparing the validation tools. Please get an updated copy from
>
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/seqdb/confluence/display/FAANG/Submission+of+samples+to+BioSamples>
>
> We have built tools to check that sample metadata satisfies the FAANG
> metadata specification, and to help prepare the data for submission to
> BioSamples@EMBL-EBI. The tools are available at http://www.ebi.ac.uk/vg/faang>
We would welcome feedback - please get in touch with faang-dccebi.ac.uk>
> Thanks
>
> Laura