Bradley Malin

DNA sequence
May 19, 2016

New center to study genomic privacy concerns

Researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have received a four-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a new center for the study of privacy concerns associated with the use of genomic information, the NIH announced this week.

By Bill Snyder
April 21, 2016

New doctoral track focuses on ‘big’ biomedical data science

A new biomedical data science doctoral track at Vanderbilt, designed as an amalgam of biomedical informatics, biostatistics and computer science, is enrolling its first students for admission in the fall.

By Paul Govern
January 28, 2016

VUMC research shows patient privacy, ‘big data’ can coexist

A new study, led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), confirms that the scientific pursuit of so-called big data from hospitals and clinics needn’t conflict with patient privacy.

By Paul Govern
April 2, 2015

Game theory reveals new ways to protect de-identified data

A new study from Vanderbilt introduces an adroit and flexible strategy to quash attacks on patient privacy and aid the flow of vital research data.

By Paul Govern
April 25, 2013

New computer speeds clinical data collection

Tucked in a data center in the basement of Vanderbilt University Hospital, a new computer the size of a large armoire, called a data warehouse appliance, is delivering a new order of speed to Vanderbilt clinical scientists as they search, filter, analyze and annotate the de-identified medical records of approximately 2 million patients.

By Paul Govern
December 6, 2012

Malin helps craft de-identification guidelines

A great deal of biomedical and health services research at some point involves record de-identification, whether it’s prior to the sharing of study data or, in the case of large patient databases, prior to the initial extraction of study data.

By Paul Govern
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