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Development of Biomedical Computational Tools

The Biomedical Informatics Core develops computational tools for investigator-initiated projects. Services in this area include: selection of data models to accurately represent the relationships of data, database design and programming; designing hardware architectures for electronic collection of data; programming web-enabled user interfaces; development of new data visualization tools; and provision of the necessary programming skills to integrate open-source and commercial software. The Core also provides the expertise to integrate data resources and tools into disease-related data grids, including caBIG. By providing these services through a centralized facility, the tools developed for projects can be reused and customized for other projects, thereby achieving cost efficiency and preventing duplication of work.