PMID- 21631413 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120327 LR - 20190923 IS - 1875-5402 (Electronic) IS - 1386-2073 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 9 DP - 2011 Nov TI - Essential attributes identified in the design of a Laboratory Information Management System for a high throughput siRNA screening laboratory. PG - 766-71 AB - In recent years high throughput screening operations have become a critical application in functional and translational research. Although a seemingly unmanageable amount of data is generated by these high-throughput, large-scale techniques, through careful planning, an effective Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) can be developed and implemented in order to streamline all phases of a workflow. Just as important as data mining and analysis procedures at the end of complex processes is the tracking of individual steps of applications that generate such data. Ultimately, the use of a customized LIMS will enable users to extract meaningful results from large datasets while trusting the robustness of their assays. To illustrate the design of a custom LIMS, this practical example is provided to highlight the important aspects of the design of a LIMS to effectively modulate all aspects of an siRNA screening service. This system incorporates inventory management, control of workflow, data handling and interaction with investigators, statisticians and administrators. All these modules are regulated in a synchronous manner within the LIMS. CI - (c) 2011 Bentham Science Publishers FAU - Grandjean, Geoffrey AU - Grandjean G AD - Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. gvgrandj@mdanderson.org FAU - Graham, Ryan AU - Graham R FAU - Bartholomeusz, Geoffrey AU - Bartholomeusz G LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Comb Chem High Throughput Screen JT - Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening JID - 9810948 RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) SB - IM MH - *Clinical Laboratory Information Systems MH - Computer Security MH - Equipment and Supplies MH - *RNA, Small Interfering EDAT- 2011/06/03 06:00 MHDA- 2012/03/28 06:00 CRDT- 2011/06/03 06:00 PHST- 2010/12/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/03/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/04/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/06/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/06/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/03/28 06:00 [medline] AID - BSP/CCHTS/E- Pub/00188 [pii] AID - 10.2174/138620711796957152 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2011 Nov;14(9):766-71. doi: 10.2174/138620711796957152.