ENFIN

Name:	ENFIN

Link:	http://www.enfin.org

Description:	The ENFIN network is committed to provide a Europe-wide integration of computational approaches in systems biology. Computational work includes the development of a distributed database infrastructure appropriate for small laboratories and development of analysis methods including Bayesian networks, metabolite flux modeling and correlations of protein modifications to pathways. Experimental techniques used to test this system include mass spectroscopy, synthetic peptide biochemistry and RNAi knockdown. ENFIN, started in Nov. 05, is funded for 5 years, and will deliver four main products: * A platform for database provision of diverse biological data (the ENFIN core). * A suite of analysis tools integrated with this platform (the ENFIN analysis layer). * Extensive documentation written from the wet laboratory perspective * "best practice" guidelines for the use of computers in systems biology.