Web‐Based Analysis and Publication of Flow Cytometry Experiments

TLDR

Cytobank is a web‑based platform that stores, analyzes, and shares flow cytometry experiments, enabling researchers to access a wide range of basic and advanced tools via a browser. The platform also serves as a community hub for developing and publishing new analysis tools. All data are stored centrally, and figure layouts provide transparent access to experiment annotations and processing steps, allowing collaborators to view, edit, and create new layouts from any computer with appropriate permissions. Cytobank is available to the scientific community at http://www.cytobank.org.

Abstract

Cytobank is a Web-based application for storage, analysis, and sharing of flow cytometry experiments. Researchers use a Web browser to log in and use a wide range of tools developed for basic and advanced flow cytometry. In addition to providing access to standard cytometry tools from any computer, Cytobank creates a platform and community for developing new analysis and publication tools. Figure layouts created on Cytobank are designed to allow transparent access to the underlying experiment annotation and data processing steps. Since all flow cytometry files and analysis data are stored on a central server, experiments and figures can be viewed or edited by anyone with the proper permission, from any computer with Internet access. Once a primary researcher has performed the initial analysis of the data, collaborators can engage in experiment analysis and make their own figure layouts using the gated, compensated experiment files. Cytobank is available to the scientific community at http://www.cytobank.org.