The BSIP team is responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and support of biospecimen informatics systems for ARS and the research enterprise. BSIP also provides consultation services to support high-quality capture and storage of research-related biospecimen data.
Working in partnership with researchers, our team members sometimes help to make original contributions to research, serve as co-investigators on projects, and support publication and dissemination efforts.
You can read more about our services by scrolling through the Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) on this page or jumping straight to a question from the menu.
UCSF offers comprehensive data extraction services for our researchers, specializing in extracting invaluable information from electronic medical records at UCSF, Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) health clinics and hospital.
The Research Tools team is responsible for operating and extending institution-scale digital platforms for researchers, including UCSF’s research electronic data capture (REDCap) systems.
The Research Data Assets and Services program is dedicated to developing enterprise data assets and informatics tools that provide UCSF researchers with easy access to the full breadth and depth of UCSF clinical data. Our primary goal is to support data-driven research that translates to improved healthcare outcomes.
Our dedicated team of informatics experts, data scientists, and software/data engineers are continually developing, extending, and supporting the use of UCSF clinical and biomedical data to engage in premier research.
The RACS program was designed to elevate UCSF’s research compliance systems and tools. The team is composed of seasoned project managers, systems analysts, and business analysts with years of expertise at large academic medical centers.
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