A primary way that biologists interact with their data is through visualization systems, ranging from simple, stand-alone methods to complex, integrated software packages. However, the sheer volume and diversity of both data and of visualization systems presents an increasing challenge for biologists.
The goal of this workshop is to bring together, for the first time, researchers developing and using systems to visualize a broad range of biological data, including sequences, genomes, phylogenies, macromolecular structures, systems biology, microscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging. In selecting topics for this workshop, we have focused on …

Current access to the biological databases is commonly done through the web. Usually, the different search interfaces present results as lists of entities that correspond to a search query, with links to both the entry and entries in related databases. In this work we offer a visual approach to navigate subsets of the searched data. Exploiting the network-structure of data resources, we can search, retrieve and visualize multiple data related to a given query. We will present different case studies that show the feasibility and advantages of this approach.
The vast …