Teaser

Teaser analyzes the performance of read mappers based on a data set provided by you. After you enter key characteristics such as read length and reference genome, Teaser will simulate read data including the gold standard alignment. After the simulation, Teaser automatically runs and evaluates each mapper for the selected parameters and summarizes the results in a report. Teaser also supports benchmarking mappers on real data or custom simulations, as well as testing new mappers and custom parameter sets. You can start using Teaser right now using this web application, or download and install it to unlock all advanced features.

If you use Teaser to optimize read mapping in your study, please cite: Smolka M, Rescheneder P, Schatz MC, von Haeseler A and Sedlazeck FJ. Teaser: Individualized benchmarking and optimization of read mapping results for NGS data. Genome Biology 2015, 16:235 (22 October 2015). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-015-0803-1

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• Guzman, Carlos, and Ivan D'Orso. "CIPHER: a flexible and extensive workflow platform for integrative next-generation sequencing data analysis and genomic regulatory element prediction." BMC bioinformatics 18.1 (2017): 363.


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• Brinda, Karel. Novel computational techniques for mapping and classifying Next-Generation Sequencing data. Diss. Universite Paris-Est Marne-la-Valle, 2016.

New Teaser Version 01/09/2016

Teaser 1.2 is now available and includes various features such as updated visualization, configuration for the segemehl, CUSHAW3, Stampy and Bowtie mappers and improvements in read simulation.

Teaser Published10/22/2015

We are happy to announce the publication of Teaser in Genome Biology! Link to Article

Public Version Available 08/12/2015

Version 1.0f of the Teaser framework is now available for public use on the CIBIV servers.