Facility for Advanced Computing (FAC)
The Facility for Advanced Computing (FAC) at UCSF, managed by UCSF IT's Academic Research Systems, provides secure, affordable, and scalable data storage and computing services to the university's researchers.
Products & Services
Academic Research Services (ARS) offers a variety of products and services to support your research project needs. Click on an item below to learn more, or view all ARS products and services from A to Z.
Computing Resources and Data Storage
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Provides secure, high-performance data storage and compute environments for a diverse range of research needs. Currently, this includes the community Wynton HPC cluster, and the new Core HPC environment projected to be available in the first half of 2025.
Research Analysis Environment (RAE)
The Research Analysis Environment (RAE) provides secure data hosting and compute services for UCSF researchers and their collaborators.
Data Management
Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Consulting
Create custom REDCap projects with enhanced functionality and unique data forms to accommodate your individual research needs.
Biobanking Informatics (MBioLIMS)
Track your biospecimen lifecycle from collection, processing, inventory management and beyond.
Research Administration & Compliance Data
Data extractions, migrations, dashboards, and data reports using research administration and compliance data.
Access to Clinical Data
APeX for Research
Have an idea for a research project that utilizes or connects to APeX? Contact our team for grant preparation and project implementation.
Electronic Medical Record
Request data from SFHN, UCSF, and Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland. Unlock
the potential of EHR data for your research today.
De-identified Data
Access patient-level data to explore ideas, strengthen grant applications, perform computational analyses, and more – all without an IRB!
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Data Services (CMS)
Enhancing research with CMS datasets: consultation, data selection, analysis, and cleaning to streamline Medicare & Medicaid studies.
Help from Research Experts
AI Solutions for Research
ARS assists researchers in finding effective and compliant solutions for AI-enabled research.
Data Programming
Access programming services for data mapping, integrations, transformations, reporting, and visualizations.
Informatics Experts
Our dedicated team of informatics experts, data scientists and data engineers is ready to help you free of charge.
REDCap
Create custom REDCap projects with enhanced functionality and unique data forms to accommodate your individual research needs.
APeX for Research
Have an idea for a research project that utilizes or connects to APeX? Contact our team for grant preparation and project implementation.
Research Application Implementation and Support
Our team can help with your research administration and compliance applications - vendor management, implementation, support, and enhancements.
Research Software Licensing
Request research software licenses with support for information on download/installation and licensing.
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ARS Products and Services A-Z
Want to see all of our services in one place, visit our ARS Products and Services Overview page.
Contact Us
Not sure which product or service fits your needs? Our experts are here to help guide you and identify the best solution for you.