Nephele

Nephele is a microbiome analysis engine that combines microbiome data and analysis tools in a cloud computing environment. It offers robust, multi-step microbiome analysis pipelines without setup time or cost.

More information about this resource is available at Nephele

Main Areas of Focus

  • Analyze, transfer, and store biomedical "big data" through the use of cloud-based resources
  • Provide researchers, sequencing facilities, students, and citizen scientists with a platform to perform standardized microbiome analyses on amplicon or shotgun sequencing data
  • Develop a better understanding of how the cloud can be utilized for the storage, management, and analysis of biomedical data
  • Investigate the possibility of the cloud as a long-term computing solution for other research domains 

Tools

  • Microbiome analysis engine

Who Can Use This Resource

Nephele targets researchers, sequencing facilities, students, and citizen scientists who want to perform standardized microbiome analyses on amplicon or shotgun sequencing data.

How To Get Started

Anyone can access and use Nephele.

Contact Information

Michael A. Dolan, Ph.D.

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