The BioCoRE project entails the development of an integrated, tool-oriented computing and communication environment, BioCoRE, to support distributed computing and collaboration in the field of structural biology.
Joining BioCoRE/Creating a New Account
If you would like to experience the BioCoRE environment, use the column on the left side of this page to either login or create a new BioCoRE account. After creating your account, refer to our installation page for the next step.
If you are wanting to download a server and install it at your own site, you can go to our Local Server page.
Before entering the collaboratory environment new users are asked to 'sign' a consent form, review the BioCoRE user license and bylaws, and to complete a registration form that will yield a basic profile of our user population.
BioCoRE Evaluation
To ensure the effectiveness of this endeavor and to comply with our sponsoring agency (NIH) we include in the BioCoRE environment a built-in evaluation component that will enable an ongoing assessment of the BioCoRE development process and the efficacy of the resulting environment.
The evaluation will integrate users' feedback immediately into the development process and will rely on data generated by interviews, surveys, monitoring of usage patterns, and more . These means will permit the evaluation team to observe closely and assess comprehensively the use and outcome of the collaboratory tools throughout the funding period. During the test bed period (initial four years), all BioCoRE members/users, regardless of their role on the project, are being asked to authorize informed consent forms allowing the evaluation team to observe, record, analyze and publish findings.
Feedback
The BioCoRE team welcomes any comments, questions, or suggestions that you might have concerning our software! Please email us or fill out our feedback form.