title: Workflow4Metabolomics: a collaborative research infrastructure for computational metabolomics.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The complex, rapidly evolving field of computational metabolomics calls for collaborative infrastructures where the large volume of new algorithms for data pre-processing, statistical analysis and annotation can be readily integrated whatever the language, evaluated on reference datasets and chained to build ad hoc workflows for users. We have developed Workflow4Metabolomics (W4M), the first fully open-source and collaborative online platform for computational metabolomics. W4M is a virtual research environment built upon the Galaxy web-based platform technology. It enables ergonomic integration, exchange and running of individual modules and workflows. Alternatively, the whole W4M framework and computational tools can be downloaded as a virtual machine for local installation.
  
  
  METHODS
  http://workflow4metabolomics.org homepage enables users to open a private account and access the infrastructure. W4M is developed and maintained by the French Bioinformatics Institute (IFB) and the French Metabolomics and Fluxomics Infrastructure (MetaboHUB).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  contact@workflow4metabolomics.org.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giacomoni
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Gildas
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Corguillé
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Misharl
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monsoor
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pericard
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Mélanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pétéra
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duperier
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tremblay-Franco
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goulitquer
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Etienne A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Thévenot
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1019, PFEM, 63122 Saint Genes Champanelle, CNRS, UPMC, FR2424, ABiMS, Station Biologique, 29680 Roscoff, INRA, UMR 1331, PF MetaToul-AXIOM, Toxalim, F-31027 Toulouse, INRA, Metabolome Facility of Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center, IBVM, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon and CEA, LIST, Laboratory for Data Analysis and Smart Systems (LADIS), MetaboHUB Paris, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caron
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D019295:Computational Biology; D055432:Metabolomics / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D057188:Workflow