A Study is a series of experiments (or Assays ) which can be combined to answer a particular biological question. These experiments might be a series of the same type of Assay (for example, microarrays for different conditions), or they may be a collection of different types of Assay (e.g. a combination of array and mass spec measurements).

A Study has the following associated information:

  • The title of the Study
  • A description of the Study
  • A string listing experimentalists of the Study
  • A string listing other creators of the Study
  • A string containing the id of the Person responsible for the Study
  • The sharing Policy of the Study
  • References to the People who created the Study ** A reference to the Investigation containing the Study**
  • References to Publications about the Study

A response for a Study such as that for a Create, Read or Update includes the additional information

  • A reference to the Person who registered (submitted) the Study into SEEK
  • References to the Projects that indirectly contain the Study
  • References to the Assays that belong to the Stuady
  • References to DataFiles that belong to the Study
  • References to Documents that belong to the Study
  • References to Models that belong to the Study
  • References to Sops that belong to the Study
  • References to Publications that belong to the Study