1. Pantelis Topalis Ontology developer IMBB-FORTH, Crete Greece

2. RCN: Feb 25-27 2011 Anatomy of mosquitoes (and ticks) Today’s use: almost exclusively for annotation of gene expression experiments (VB). Topalis et al. IMB (2008) 17, 87-89. Insecticide resistance ontology (and IRBase) Today’s use: driving Irbase (VB), partly MDSS (IVCC) Dialynas et al. PLOS NTD (2009) 3(6): e465. Malaria Ontology Today’s use: partly driving MDSS, DDSS Topalis et al. Malaria Journal (2010) 9, 230. Anatomy of mosquitoes (and ticks) Today’s use: almost exclusively for annotation of gene expression experiments (VB). Topalis et al. IMB (2008) 17, 87-89. Insecticide resistance ontology (and IRBase) Today’s use: driving Irbase (VB), partly MDSS (IVCC) Dialynas et al. PLOS NTD (2009) 3(6): e465. Malaria Ontology Today’s use: partly driving MDSS, DDSS Topalis et al. Malaria Journal (2010) 9, 230.

3. Data Analysis Management tool, GIS software, Statistical packages, Modeling Data Storage SQL data warehouse Data Entry Data format, Data entry screens Data Collection Sampling schemes Decision Support Systems Data Retrieval Manage- ment tool Data Display XHTML files, Text files, GIS software, Google Earth, Outputs:Charts,Graphs,Maps,Tables Management Decisions Program Strategy & Methodology FEEDBACK TO PROGRAM STRATEGY& METHODOLOGY Interpretation (comparison with local historical data,relation to critical thresholds etc) Our computer systems are here WHO State gov. D. Puncher IDOMal RCN: Feb 25-27 2011

4. UO GAZ PATO IDOMAL VBCV IDOMAL Linking PopGen and ontologies; Phenotypes, IR, transmission and popu- lation/ecology data Linking PopGen and ontologies; Phenotypes, IR, transmission and popu- lation/ecology data Soon to come in VectorBase!

5. Future usage of VB ontologies TGMA and TADS: To provide basis for cross-products (e.g. descriptions of phenotypes). MIRO: Expansion into agricultural domain. IDOMAL: Driving of PopGen and extended PopGen (VB), template for new Vector Borne Disease ontologies, gene annotation. TGMA and TADS: To provide basis for cross-products (e.g. descriptions of phenotypes). MIRO: Expansion into agricultural domain. IDOMAL: Driving of PopGen and extended PopGen (VB), template for new Vector Borne Disease ontologies, gene annotation.