Information Hierarchy

The core of the portal is the Explore tab, which you can access along the top menu.

The Explore section is where you can access portal resources. Resources are organized into categories, represented by the subtabs under the Explore tab in the navigation menu: Data, Cohort Builder, Projects, Studies, Publications, Computational Tools, and People.

Information Hierarchy in the Portal

The resources found under the Explore subtabs are related to each other in a hierarchy, as shown below.

Below is a summary of the hierarchy and key definitions as used in the ELITE Portal:

• Program: Represents a group of scientists collaborating on a shared research goal. The terms Program and Consortia are often used interchangeably.

• Projects: Typically associated with an NIH grant, projects are subgroups within a program. The terms Project and Grant are also used interchangeably.

• Studies: The main unit of data organization. Each study corresponds to a specific research effort, such as data from human cohorts, model systems, or analyses tied to a publication. A single project may include multiple studies.

• Data: Files associated with studies, available for download. These represent the core datasets of the portal.

  • Cohort Builder: A tool for exploring data and attributes of individual human study participants.

• People: Researchers and stakeholders who contribute to the portal’s content and form the consortium.

• Publications: Research outputs related to studies. Many are Open Access and accessible to the public. (Note: Pre-prints are not included.)

• Computational Tools: Resources provided to assist the research community with data analysis and exploration.