Home Second Annual Canary Derby Surpasses Goal The competition both on and off the track was fierce, with new records set in fundraising and attendance. Just crossing the finish line wasn’t enough for these CEOs and the Victoria, BC, community. (Read more) CPAS Awards Summer Science Update The scientific highlight of the last few months was the third annual Canary Foundation Early Detection Symposium, where the growing Canary Foundation network came together at Stanford University for our largest and most successful symposium to date. (Read more) Aruna Gambhir: A Volunteer Who Leads with Passion Aruna Gambhir joined Canary Foundation as a volunteer in late 2004. But the word “volunteer” doesn’t come close to describing what she brings to the mission. (Read more) Message from the Founder Preview of Upcoming Events	CPAS Awards July 2007 Canary Foundation has awarded $225,000 to key labs to support the development of a standard bioinformatics platform for proteomics analysis. Canary Foundation has announced the recipients of the Bioinformatics Platform Dissemination Award. These grants are part of Canary Foundation’s Software/Standards Initiative that will enable the adoption of a standard bioinformatics platform for proteomic analysis. A total of $225,000 is being awarded to key labs around the world. Most of the funds will be used to customize and expand the Computational Proteomics Analysis System (CPAS) platform. CPAS is freely available under a nonrestrictive open source license from LabKey Software Foundation. Presently CPAS includes support for a wide variety of open source proteomics analysis tools including search engines (X! Tandem), the Trans-Proteomic Pipeline (Institute for Systems Biology), and the use of open and highly standardized data formats. More recent developments include the ability to support additional search engines, including Mascot and SEQUEST. Canary Foundation funding will support extending the platform to allow data sharing in multiple scientific disciplines, including proteomics and vaccine discovery, and multiple data types, including mass spectrometry and flow cytometry. Fifteen grants were awarded in two categories to the following institutions: Development Awards ($25,000) Installation Awards ($10,000) Foundation News ArchivesContact UsDonateAbout Canary Foundation