Feb 27, 2024

Europa: New KBase User Interface

Screenshot of Europa UI

When you next log into KBase, you may notice some slight changes to the look and feel of our user interface. While these changes are subtle, they represent a major upgrade to the front-end infrastructure of the KBase platform that will greatly benefit our user and development communities.

We call this new user interface Europa, and it brings some powerful capabilities to the KBase platform. Europa is built upon the React library, which modernizes the development process for building new features and maintaining functionality as technology changes. You will notice that the user interface is now more responsive and consistent. Pages load faster and navigating the various environments of the platform has become more seamless. 

Additionally, Europa enables the KBase team to more easily integrate community developed components and lowers the bar of entry for new developers. Expect to see some powerful new environments for exploring and analyzing your data soon!

We recommend clearing out your cookies and hard refreshing the KBase page in your browser to ensure that the interface loads correctly. Also, make sure you are using the latest version of one of our recommended browsers. Please reach out to our Help Board and make note of your browser if you have any issues or questions. 

Dakota Blair
Dakota Blair

Dakota is an Applications Engineer for KBase. Originally from Texas, he received his PhD in mathematics from the CUNY Graduate Center for his thesis entitled “Counting Restricted Integer Partitions.” In his career as an engineer, instructor and mentor he has found that his most important contribution is often communication. He prefers Python, SQL and vim, but has a soft spot for postscript and XSLT.

Bill Riehl
Bill Riehl
David Lyon
David Lyon
Ben Allen
Ben Allen

Ben Allen coordinates outreach and user development activities to build the KBase user community while engaging in scientific collaborations to advance the use of the platform. His background in biochemistry and science education helps him develop protocols and training materials that provide depth while being accessible to a wide audience. Research interests include systems biology, microbial ecology, bioremediation studies, and biology education.