diff --git a/frontend-js/.idea/frontend-js.iml b/frontend-js/.idea/frontend-js.iml
index 3bba33a18114e4636092f26823e9b5f578d36fd0..832c99755bd2e6931034cdb3ae4afa2456e67c83 100644
--- a/frontend-js/.idea/frontend-js.iml
+++ b/frontend-js/.idea/frontend-js.iml
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="chai-DefinitelyTyped" level="application" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="js-cookie-DefinitelyTyped" level="application" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/ProjectInfoPanel.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/ProjectInfoPanel.js
index 5ff245cadc646b741cccc4ef4f5858702a6c7457..7de49eae84b03d2ac4391f7ee4a182a65f47880d 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/ProjectInfoPanel.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/ProjectInfoPanel.js
@@ -81,18 +81,6 @@ ProjectInfoPanel.prototype._createInfoPanelGui = function () {
   this.setControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_VERSION_TEXT, projectVersionText);
   dataTab.appendChild(guiUtils.createTableRow([projectVersionLabel, projectVersionText]));
 
-  var projectDescriptionLabel = Functions.createElement({
-    type: "div",
-    content: "Description:"
-  });
-  var projectDescriptionText = Functions.createElement({
-    type: "div",
-    style: "width:100%",
-    name: "projectDescriptionText"
-  });
-  this.setControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_DESCRIOPTION_TEXT, projectDescriptionText);
-  dataTab.appendChild(guiUtils.createTableRow([projectDescriptionLabel, projectDescriptionText]));
-
   infoTitle = Functions.createElement({
     type: "h4",
     content: "Data:"
@@ -221,13 +209,11 @@ ProjectInfoPanel.prototype.refresh = function () {
 
   var projectNameText = self.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_NAME_TEXT);
   var projectVersionText = self.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_VERSION_TEXT);
-  var projectDescriptionText = self.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_DESCRIOPTION_TEXT);
   var projectPublicationsText = self.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_PUBLICATIONS_TEXT);
 
   return ServerConnector.getProject().then(function (project) {
     projectNameText.innerHTML = project.getName();
     projectVersionText.innerHTML = project.getVersion();
-    projectDescriptionText.innerHTML = project.getDescription();
     return ServerConnector.getProjectStatistics();
   }).then(function (statistics) {
     projectPublicationsText.innerHTML = statistics.getPublicationCount();
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js
index 85c8b64da14a8553eceaf4cf340c7ba1c023a057..7bf2347ea67f6bbf77aba733f373f8ba794a4b36 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js
@@ -32,12 +32,10 @@ Project.prototype.loadFromData = function(data) {
     this.setProjectId(data.getProjectId());
     this.setVersion(data.getVersion());
     this.setName(data.getName());
-    this.setDescription(data.getDescription());
     this.setOverviewImages(data.getOverviewImages());
     this.setTopOverviewImage(data.getTopOverviewImage());
     this.setDisease(data.getDisease());
     this.setOrganism(data.getOrganism());
-    this.setPublicationCount(data.getPublicationCount());
 
     this.setModel(new Model(data.getModel()));
 
@@ -48,12 +46,10 @@ Project.prototype.loadFromData = function(data) {
     this.setProjectId(data.projectId);
     this.setVersion(data.version);
     this.setName(data.name);
-    this.setDescription(data.description);
     this.setOverviewImages(data.overviewImageViews);
     this.setTopOverviewImage(data.topOverviewImage);
     this.setDisease(data.disease);
     this.setOrganism(data.organism);
-    this.setPublicationCount(data.publicationCount);
 
     this.callListeners("onreload");
   }
@@ -110,13 +106,6 @@ Project.prototype.setTopOverviewImage = function(topOverviewImage) {
   this._topOverviewImage = topOverviewImage;
 };
 
-Project.prototype.getDescription = function() {
-  return this._description;
-};
-Project.prototype.setDescription = function(description) {
-  this._description = description;
-};
-
 Project.prototype.getDisease = function() {
   return this._disease;
 };
@@ -139,12 +128,4 @@ Project.prototype.setOrganism = function(organism) {
   }
 };
 
-Project.prototype.getPublicationCount = function() {
-  return this._publicationCount;
-};
-
-Project.prototype.setPublicationCount = function(publicationCount) {
-  this._publicationCount = parseInt(publicationCount);
-};
-
 module.exports = Project;
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/test/js/map/data/Project-test.js b/frontend-js/src/test/js/map/data/Project-test.js
index e2857d6e12091c92a1132fc01f45f5e7cbf5881b..7d9b9b0481c182787511d81530722aafdada6dd0 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/test/js/map/data/Project-test.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/test/js/map/data/Project-test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ describe('Project', function() {
         assert.equal(project.getId(), 14898);
         assert.equal(project.getName(), "UNKNOWN DISEASE MAP");
         assert.equal(project.getProjectId(), "sample");
-        assert.equal(project.getDescription(), "");
         assert.deepEqual(project.getOverviewImages(), []);
 
         assert.equal(logger.getWarnings().length, 0);
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ describe('Project', function() {
         assert.equal(project.getId(), 14898);
         assert.equal(project.getName(), "UNKNOWN DISEASE MAP");
         assert.equal(project.getProjectId(), "sample");
-        assert.equal(project.getDescription(), "");
         assert.deepEqual(project.getOverviewImages(), []);
 
         assert.equal(logger.getWarnings().length, 0);
diff --git a/model/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/model/Project.java b/model/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/model/Project.java
index c88cd2ffc2876ead60a46a14f63973f25fc696a6..556ee98b37396f84f3444ff5eed907f13d9f9968 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/model/Project.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/model/Project.java
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public class Project implements Serializable {
 	private static Logger			logger					 = Logger.getLogger(Project.class);
 
 	/**
-		 * 
-		 */
+		* 
+	  */
 	private static final long	serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
 	/**