Discovery engagement
Public data intelligence
A reproducible search and appraisal of public functional-genomics data relevant to a research question, producing a study landscape and analysis-ready shortlist where possible.
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Scientific problem
Public repositories contain relevant studies, but search results alone do not show whether metadata, sample context, platform, phenotype definitions and available files are suitable for reuse.
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Appropriate users
Research groups planning a new study, evaluating feasibility, seeking external evidence, or deciding which public datasets warrant deeper analysis.
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What ASR does
Translate the question into a documented search protocol; search agreed repositories and record accessions/provenance; screen studies using agreed eligibility criteria; appraise metadata, sample context, platform and available data products; produce an analysis-readiness shortlist; optionally conduct a separately scoped exploratory analysis. Exclusions: No guarantee that suitable public data exists or that studies are comparable. Repository records are third-party submissions and must be interpreted with their documented limitations.
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Typical inputs
Disease/phenotype, organism, tissue/specimen, molecular modality, study-design requirements, inclusion/exclusion criteria, intended decision and known accessions or publications.
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Outputs
Search protocol and dated source register; study-screening table and eligibility decisions; metadata/analysis-readiness assessment; shortlist of relevant accessions and data products; evidence landscape and limitations brief; optional analysis proposal.
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Typical timeline
Set after question and repository scope are agreed
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Engagement model
Fixed-scope evidence/data landscape; optional follow-on analysis