BD2K Open Educational Resources: BDK14 Ontologies 101
Introduction to OWL2 and data reasoning
Contributors: Nicole Vasilevsky, Melissa Haendel, Chris Mungall, David Osumi-Sutherland, Matt Yoder, Carlo Torniai, and Simon Jupp
Module Objectives:
At the completion of this component, the learner will be able to:
- Describe logical inference and data classification strategies using ontologies
- Understand the Web Ontology Language (OWL)
- How to participate in ontology development communities
Module Prerequisites: None
Module Units
Unit 1: Controlled Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Data Linking: Slides: BDK14-1.pptx
Unit 2: An Introduction to OWL: Slides: BDK14-2.pptx
Unit 3: Ontology Community: Slides: BDK14-3.pptx
Exercise: Ontology 101 Tutorial
Folders:
- basic-classification
- basic-disjoint
- basic-dl-query
- basic-restriction
- basic-subclass
- domain-range
- taxon-union
Recommended readings: BDK14_exercises/BDK14_RecommendedReadings.pdf
Additional resources
OBO Tutorial (by James Overton): A tutroial for building and using Open Biological and Biomedical Ontologies (OBO).
Ontology Starter Kit (by Chris Mungall): Tooling for creating and managing OBO ontologies.
HPO Workbench: The HPO Workbench is a Java app designed as a browser for the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) terms and annotated diseases. HPO Workbench has a series of functions that can be used by collaborators to review and make suggestions for extending, correcting, or otherwise revising the HPO or the disease annotations.
See additional ontology tutuorials and resources here