There are many different technologies and applications that generate different types of biological data, each of which requires a set of specific tools to analyze. Even for the same technology, there are often many different bioinformatics tools and pipelines. The platform is always open to any new pipeline as long as it is consistent with our developer policy and it is compatible with the platform. Please refer to our developer guidelines for more information on how to write an Aladdin-compatible pipeline. We will have a webpage that helps you submit new pipelines soon. Before that, please use the contact us page to inquire about submitting new pipelines. We can also help you write an Aladdin-compatible pipeline. Please do not hesitate to contact us. Contributors own their code and can request a peer-review from the discipline committees.
Fundraising and Donation
Aladdin bioinformatics platform is funded and run by Aladdin Bioinformatics Foundation, which is a non-profit organization. Making money is never our intention but we do need support to keep the platform running and to provide cheap or free computing resources to the community. We appreciate your donation in any amount. You can also consider joining the foundation and helping us fundraise to further support our programs like the Aladdin platform.
Bioinformatics is a rapidly-evolving discipline. We expect pipelines to evolve as the science advances. You can update an existing pipeline by submitting a pull request in its GitHub repository. You can find existing pipelines and their GitHub repos here. When interacting with the community, please make sure you adhere to our developer policy and the rules and guidelines of the GitHub repo.
Contribute Educational Contents
We hope Aladdin bioinformatics platform can help people not only analyze their data but understand them as well. Educational contents play an important role in helping people learn about bioinformatics and sequencing technologies. We will have a webpage that help you submit your educational content soon. For now, you can submit educational content by contacting us.