Evaluating Real-Life High-Throughput Screening Data

Abstract

High-throughput screening (HTS) is the result of a concerted effort of chemistry, biology, information technology, and engineering. Many factors beyond the biology of the assay influence the quality and outcome of the screening process, yet data analysis and quality control are often focused on the analysis of a limited set of control wells and the calculated values derived from these wells. Taking into account the large number of variables and the amount of data generated, multiple views of the screening data are necessary to guarantee quality and validity of HTS results. This article does not aim to give an exhaustive outlook on HTS data analysis but tries to illustrate the shortfalls of a reductionist approach focused on control wells and give examples for further analysis.

Keywords

high-throughput screening data analysis assay development biological screening

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