About Panzea

Panzea is the bioinformatics arm of a project investigating Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Our project is describing molecular diversity in the maize genome and characterizing phenotypic variation for traits of agronomic and evolutionary importance in maize. The data we collect will be used to identify genes that control naturally-occurring phenotypic variation in maize. The project will create the genetic, germplasm and bioinformatic resources to enable maize researchers worldwide to discover the genetic basis for any trait of interest.

The Panzea website provides access to the project database and bioinformatics module. The Panzea Database contains the genotype, phenotype, and polymorphism data produced by the project. The Panzea Database design is based on the Genomic Diversity and Phenotype Data Model (GDPDM). The database schema and an Excel file with table and field descriptions are available below. For the most up-to-date information, please visit http://www.maizegenetics.net/gdpdm/documentation.html.

• Panzea Database Schema (pdf format)
   
• Panzea Table and Field Descriptions (.xls format)
   

For more information about Panzea and the Maize Diversity project, please click a link below:

• Project Significance - brief overview of the project aims and scope.
   
• Project Summary - more details on the background and specific aims of the project.
   
• Project Poster - The most recent version of the project poster.
   
• Principle Investigators - the project's principal investigators.
   
• Personnel - complete list of the project's personnel.
   
• Advisory Committee - our scientific advisory board.
   
• NSF Grant Proposal - .pdf file of the grant proposal submitted to the NSF (358 kb).
   
• Panzea FAQs - answers to some frequently asked quesitons about the Panzea project.