Djeen (Database for Joomla!'s Extensible Engine): a research information management system for flexible...

Area of Science:

• Bioinformatics
• Computational Biology
• Data Management

Background:

• Post-genomic technologies generate large-scale biological data, increasing the need for robust management tools.
• Existing systems often struggle with secure storage, annotation, flexible permissions, and collaborative data sharing across diverse technologies (e.g., array, flow cytometry, proteomics).

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a user-friendly Research Information Management System (RIMS) for collaborative biological projects.
• To streamline data storage, annotation, and permission management for heterogeneous data types.

Main Methods:

• Development of Djeen (Database for Joomla!'s Extensible Engine), a RIMS application.
• Implementation of a simple, compliant database model for managing heterogeneous data.
• Integration of role-based advanced permissions and templates for Minimum Information (MI) compliance.

Main Results:

• Djeen facilitates collaborative data storage and annotation.
• The system supports heterogeneous data types within a single platform.
• Fine-grained user permissions are managed per project, user, and group.

Conclusions:

• Djeen effectively manages projects with diverse data types, ensuring annotation integrity and MI compliance.
• The hierarchical project structure and granular permissions enhance collaborative research management.
• Djeen's source code and documentation are publicly available for use and modification.