
Databases and Open Science
The Department of Biomedical Sciences actively supports the principles of Open Science through the development and management of internationally recognised databases and digital research infrastructures.
These resources play a key role in promoting open data sharing, transparency, and research reproducibility, contributing to the broad dissemination of scientific knowledge and making research outcomes accessible to the global scientific community and, indirectly, to society at large.
Within international networks and consortia, the Department hosts and coordinates several resources in the life sciences, including:
- ELIXIR – UNIPD Node, the European research infrastructure for the management and access to life science data.
- MobiDB, a database dedicated to the study of intrinsically disordered proteins.
- DisProt, a reference resource for experimentally validated data on intrinsically disordered proteins.
- Protein Ensemble Database, an international repository for structural ensembles of intrinsically disordered proteins.
- APICURON, a platform designed to recognise and credit scientific contributions, particularly in the field of biocuration.
- DOME Registry, a registry supporting transparency and reproducibility in machine learning–based research.
(Further details are available on the dedicated pages of each resource).

