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Needs Assessment and Project Design

Consultation and assistance will be provided in experimental design, data mining, and downstream statistical and biomedical informatics data analyses, as well as data interpretation of disparate datasets to determine the underlying genetic and environmental mechanisms that lead to disease phenotypes. Helping investigators clearly define their biomedical informatics needs is a first step towards successful grant applications and effective project execution. Integration of disparate datasets to support specific projects requires an assessment of the types of data required, hypotheses to be tested, tools needed to interface the data resource, and collaborators on the project. Understanding these key issues is essential to determining the scope of the work, time requirements, expertise, and customized resources needed. Recommendations are made on storage methods for data, as well as database and data analysis tools. Security and privacy concerns are assessed to assure these data are maintained and protected, as required.