Responsibilities in the DNA project

The DNA project is a successful collaboration between several experimental facilities and laboratories. In order to have an overview of who does what and to facilitate integration of new developers in the development we have agreed on the distribution of responsibilities defined on this web page:

  1. DNA system parts
  2. Common developments
  3. DNA functionalities
  4. DNA project maintenance

 

1. DNA system parts

The GUI, the executive system (ES), the scheduler and MOSFLM are independent - of course they communicate with each other however their implementation is not dependent on each other. Therefore we have assigned a single person responsible for each of these components:

DNA part Responsible Deputy Comments
The GUI Steve Karen  
The executive system Olof Graeme  
The scheduler Graeme Olof  
MOSFLM Harry Andrew  

The responsible has the full control of the implementation of the system part as long as it fulfil the requirements of the DNA system as whole. He/she has also the responsibility of providing adequate documentation. If another developer would like to make a further development, he/she should contact the responsible person before making any changes. If the responsible is away for a longer period (e.g. vacations or illness) the responsibility is delegated to the deputy.

2. Common developments

Here are listed DNA developments that are common, i.e. no individual developer is assigned responsible:

DNA part Comments
DNA expertise  

 

3. DNA functionalities

The following responsibilities are goals for the DNA project and involve two or more of the DNA system parts.

DNA part Responsible Deputy Comments
DNA LIMS connection Darren Graeme  
Sample changer Steve Ludovic  
BEST integration Graeme    
Database of reference images Graeme Olof  
Database of results Harry Andrew  

4. DNA project maintenance

DNA part Responsible Deputy Comments
Distribution Graeme Olof  
Web design/contents Olof Graeme  
Web/CVS server maintenance Graeme