Department of Biomedical Informatics

March 31, 2014

E-records shed light on drug response

Electronic medical records linked to DNA biobanks are a valid resource for defining and understanding the genetic factors that contribute to drug response.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 20, 2014

New system helps speed transfer of research materials

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched an automated system for processing and managing Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), which govern the transfer of biological materials, chemicals, human tissue samples and other materials between institutions to facilitate academic research.

By Bill Snyder
microscope
February 13, 2014

Major grant creates clinical research network

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received an 18-month, $6.9 million award to set up a Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) that can reach millions of patients and speed the translation of research findings into clinical practice.

By Bill Snyder
December 12, 2013

American College of Medical Informatics honors Denny, Harris

Faculty members Josh Denny, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, and Paul Harris, Ph.D., associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and research associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, are among six fellows elected this year to the American College of Medical Informatics.

By Paul Govern
Deciphering DNA code
December 5, 2013

First-ever study uses EMRs to spot new disease associations

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers and co-authors from four other U.S. institutions from the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network are repurposing genetic data and electronic medical records to perform the first large-scale phenome-wide association study (PheWAS), released today in Nature Biotechnology.

By Craig Boerner
stethoscope and money
October 17, 2013

Pharmacogenomic testing costs studied

A research team led by Josh Peterson, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, and John Graves, Ph.D., assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, will study the cost-effectiveness of testing patients’ risk of adverse gene-drug interactions.

By Paul Govern
September 30, 2013

Gene interactions and cavities

Vanderbilt researchers used existing genome-wide association study datasets to identify gene interactions that contribute to tooth decay.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 18, 2013

Free online course on data management for clinical research now underway

Vanderbilt University's latest offering on the online learning platform Coursera, "Data Management for Clinical Research," went live this week. More than 33,000 number of students have registered for the massive open online course or MOOC.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 18, 2013

Data management tool developed at VU sees global growth

The number of researchers and institutions worldwide using a Vanderbilt University-developed Web application to collect and manage their data has about doubled in the past year.
By Bill Snyder
July 11, 2013

New tool helps research publications stay NIH-compliant

The National Institutes of Health requires scientists to provide public access to any peer-reviewed publications resulting from NIH-supported research through PubMed, the National Library of Medicine’s premier search system.
By Bill Snyder
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
February 25, 2013

My Health at Vanderbilt to unveil simpler look

A redesign of My Health at Vanderbilt will give users an improved experience that is consistent with other Vanderbilt University Medical Center websites.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 31, 2013

ResearchMatch adds registry for autism disorders

ResearchMatch, a national on-line volunteer recruitment service hosted by Vanderbilt University, has launched a sub-registry for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to increase the participation of children and adults with autism in clinical research studies.
By Bill Snyder
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