Biomedical Informatics Service Center

The Biomedical Informatics Service Center provides the backbone computational tools, databases, and domain expertise that facilitates modern biomedical, biological, and genomic research.

Our areas of focus are Cancer Registries (research), Clinical Trials and Prevention Studies, and Genomics and Proteomics bioinformatics.

Contact

David Aman

Our Goals

  • to develop, implement and maintain systems that facilitate high-quality data management for Dartmouth and Dartmouth-affiliated research
  • to develop new and reusable techniques in research computing that increase efficiency, ensure data integrity and security, and reduce research costs
  • to provide high-quality technical assistance and user support to our researchers and user base
  • to make our resource available to researchers in the community requiring consultation or programming assistance
  • to consult with new studies to help investigators plan wisely to meet their study’s informatics needs

Projects

  • Recent Projects

    • BCSC
      Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium(Assessing Breast Density’s Value in Imaging – a Comparative Effectiveness Study)
    • CLIP Study – Large Polyp Study Group
      Clip closure after resection of Large Intestinal Polyps
      clip.dartmouth.edu
    • CUP
      Consortium on Urolithiasis in Pediatrics
    • HHT
      Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Registry
      hht.dartmouth.edu
    • mFocus(currently developing)
      multilevel FOllowup of Cancer Screening
    • WISDOM
      Infertility in Women with Ulcerative Colitis

Clinical Trials & Prevention Studies

    • Chemoprevention with Calcium and Vitamin D
    • Aspirin/Folate Prevention of Large Bowel Polyps
    • Chemoprevention of Arsenic-Induced Skin Cancer
    • Early Detection Research Network (EDRN), Great Lakes-New England Clinical Epidemiology and Validation Center
    • Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate Effectiveness of Thalidomide for Reducing Angioectasia-Related Recurrent GI Bleeding – Pilot Study
    • Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) Research Program – U Michigan
    • Low Back: A Multi-Center Clinical Trial (SPORT 2)
    • New England Lung Cancer Study
    • Genes, Hormones, and Environment in an Ovarian Cancer Model

Research Registries

    • Infertility Family Research Registry
    • Cancer Family Registry (Colon)
    • S/T Elevation Myocardial Infarction Registry (STEMI)
    • Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC)
    • Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in New Hampshire
    • Continuation of Follow-up of DES-exposed cohorts
    • Melanoma Pathogenesis

Informatics Research

    • caBIG (Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid) – Population Science Special Interest Group
    • Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) Resource Network Exchange (ERNE) – in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    • Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) EDRN Content Management Pilot for GI Data – in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Other Studies

    • Creating Communities – Psychiatric Research Center
    • “Psychiatric Research Center – Shared Decision Maker”
    • Comprehensive Breast Program – Shared Decision-Making Study
    • Assessing and Monitoring the Challenges of Cancer Survivorship
    • Visual Media Influences on Adolescent Smoking Behavior