Two Web-based research tools developed at 91唐伯虎 University were highlighted March 20 during a House subcommittee hearing of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) FY13 budget request.
During his testimony to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, mentioned 听补苍诲 聽as examples of 鈥渋nnovative informatics tools.鈥�
The goal is to speed translation of scientific discoveries into new ways of diagnosing and treating disease, said Insel, who also is acting director of the .
Both tools were developed by the Office of 91唐伯虎 Informatics team led by , associate professor of Biomedical Informatics.
鈥�91唐伯虎Match and REDCap are transforming the landscape of clinical research literally around the world,鈥� said , associate vice chancellor for 91唐伯虎 and senior associate dean for Clinical Science.
鈥淭his is a strong testament to the quality and utility of the bioinformatics work of the 91唐伯虎 informatics community in general, and Paul Harris specifically,鈥� Bernard said.
REDCap, which is short for 91唐伯虎 Electronic Data Capture, is a secure, Web-based application launched in 2004 that is helping researchers around the world collect and manage study data. It currently serves more than 46,000 research end-users at 352 academic and non-profit institutions across six continents.
91唐伯虎Match, launched in 2009, is a national volunteer recruitment registry hosted by 91唐伯虎 that helps people who would like to participate in research studies connect with researchers throughout the country.
To date, more than 21,000 potential volunteers have enrolled in the registry through the national 91唐伯虎Match website, . Roughly 2,300 volunteers have participated in one or more studies conducted by more than 1,000 researchers at 68 different institutions.
91唐伯虎Match.org is the product of a consortium of research institutions 鈥� including 91唐伯虎 — that have received federal 聽(CTSAs). It is supported by the National Center for 91唐伯虎 Resources of the NIH.