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Biocompute Objects—A Step towards Evaluation and Validation of Biomedical Scientific Computations

Vahan Simonyan, Jeremy Goecks and Raja Mazumder
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2017, 71 (2) 136-146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2016.006734
Vahan Simonyan
1Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA;
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Jeremy Goecks
2Computational Biology Institute, George Washington University, Ashburn, VA, USA; and
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Raja Mazumder
3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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vol. 71 no. 2 136-146
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2016.006734
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27974626

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Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
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1079-7440
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1948-2124
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  1. Vahan Simonyan1,*,
  2. Jeremy Goecks2,* and
  3. Raja Mazumder3,*
  1. 1Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA;
  2. 2Computational Biology Institute, George Washington University, Ashburn, VA, USA; and
  3. 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
  1. ↵* Corresponding Authors: E-mail addresses: Vahan Simonyan: vahan.simonyan{at}fda.hhs.gov; Jeremy Goecks: jgoecks{at}gwu.edu; and Raja Mazumder: mazumder{at}gwu.edu
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