# Cell Behavior Ontology (CBO)

> The Cell Behavior Ontology (CBO) describes multi-cell computational models. In particular to...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/95789ada791e403fb966a438f9aa841e
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Small
- Formats: OWL
- Domains: Healthcare
- Audiences: Researcher
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/CBO
- Contact: James P. Sluka (JSluka@indiana.edu)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2025-09-10

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | CBO |
| Description | The Cell Behavior Ontology (CBO) describes multi-cell computational models. In particular to describe both the existential behaviors of cells (spatiality, growth, movement, adhesion, death, ...) and computational models of those behaviors.<br><br>Funding: US National Institute of Health grant R01GM76692,<br>US Environmental Protection Agency grant R835001, Indiana<br>University, Bloomington (IUB) and the Biocomplexity Institute<br>at IUB all provided support for this work. <br><br>This work used the Protege resource, supported by grant LM007885 <br>from the US National Library of Medicine to Stanford University. |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | All Organisms, Biological Process, Cell |
| Groups |  |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 246 |
| Individuals | 0 |
| Properties | 41 |
| Max Depth | 5 |
| Max Child Count | 14 |
| Average Child Count | 3 |
| Classes With One Child | 4 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 0 |
| Classes With No Definition | 0 |

## Projects using CBO

- [ISA software suite](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/ISS)
- [Cell cycle events](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/CCE)
- [CBO](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/CBO)

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