EpiBio Data Systems Services

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Overview

The EpiBio Data Systems Services (DSS) team supports a wide range of research and programmatic efforts across UCSF campus and beyond. The team delivers expert data collection, cleaning, and storage solutions through a skilled group of network, database, and web professionals.

Offerings

EpiBio Data Systems Services (DSS)
The DSS team, previously housed under the UCSF’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, supports the work of the cross-institutional  San Francisco Coordinating Center, as well as that of numerous other UCSF departments and investigators. 

Operating from a state-of-the-art data center located at Mission Bay, the DSS team delivers enhanced efficiency and security of cloud computing and server/desktop virtualization, hosted within the UCSF network and compliant with NIST-mandated security protocols. 

The DSS team aims to provide exceptional and efficient service to the campus by leveraging historical expertise within the group, keeping pace with technical developments in the broad marketplace, and fostering collaboration with other technical units at UCSF.

Services Offered

Consultation and Needs Assessment Services
Supports investigators who are seeking technical solutions.

Customized Programming and Data Services
Database creation and web programming tailored to investigator needs.

Network Services
Extensive network and server infrastructure.

Research Data System (RDS)
RDS supports data collection, cleaning, storage and analysis and study management for multi-center studies.

Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Programming
Specializing in supporting projects whose REDCap requirements are more complex and go beyond the basic configuration. This includes accessing the REDCAP back-end data directly. 

Server and Desktop Virtualization
Supports secure, remote access to customizable server clusters and software application. 

Programming Skills and Technologies Supported

 

How to reach us

For more information about these services, please contact [email protected]

To request a quote from DSS, please complete this online form.