Figure 2.

An example of how relational databases can be used to collect metadata for multi-modal data generation. (A) An experiment in which a lung biopsy (TIS) from a non-human primate (NHP) infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (BAC) is sequenced (D.SEQ) and analyzed by flow cytometry (D.Flow). DNA refers to the cDNA library sent for sequencing, AB refers to the antibody used in the flow cytometry analysis. The experimental protocol describing how each step was conducted is captured in a file denoted with a “P.” suffix and referenced in the Protocol metadata field. (B) An example of some metadata fields to be collected in association with each step of the research process. These fields are by no means comprehensive. Find more detailed metadata fields for a similar experiment at https://fairdomhub.org/studies/1134.