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Bioinformatics Data Analysis
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Biostatistics
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- Data analysis and interpretation of results
- Manuscript and grant preparation
- Statistical aspects of study design
- Responding to reviewers
Collaborating with Kaiser Researchers
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- Identifying partners at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
- Facilitation of communication between partners
- Streamlining administrative processes resulting from cross-agency collaboration
Community-Engaged Research
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- Getting started
- Data collection
- Dissemination and action steps
Comparative Effectiveness Large Dataset Analysis
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- Study design/conceptualization
- Addressing common methodological issues in analysis of observational data
- Data dataset selection
- Dataset acquisition
- Administrative support
- Dataset uploading and downloading
- Query design and cohort selection
- Dataset cleaning
- Dataset linking
- Programming support
- Collaboration, building collaborative relationships for data sharing
Data Management
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- How to design databases and workflow to support studies
- Assistance with actual programming of a variety of databases
- Integrated Data Repository (IDR) extracts
Digital Health Services (including mHealth)
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- Current trends & design ideas in health apps
- Advice on technical issues (e.g., privacy, connectivity to EHRs, etc)
- Evaluation methods
- Usage patterns of mobile technology (e.g., digital divide)
- Referral to technical and legal services
Ethics
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- First-in-human studies
- Vulnerable populations
- Stem-cell studies
- Gene therapy studies
Global Health
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- Starting a research project abroad
- International work compliance issues
- Budgeting for international projects
- International visiting scholar issues
Implementation & Dissemination Science
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- Implementation research
- Process and outcome evaluations
- Disseminating research results
- Behavior change interventions
- Qualitative and mixed methods for research on quality improvement and health care delivery interventions
- Interdisciplinary collaborations
Mentor Consultation Services
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- Free and confidential service
- Mentor or mentee challenges/problems
- Help with mentoring resources
- Leadership strategies
- Academic advancement
- Other mentoring issues
Participant Recruitment & Study Management
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Preclinical Development
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- Design of high-throughput screening assays and interpretation of results
- Medicinal chemistry, structure-activity relationships, and custom synthesis
- Design of experiments for biological evaluation of therapeutics (ADME/PK/Toxicology tests) and devices (biocompatibility)
- Animal model selection (disease models, surgical models)
- IACUC protocol preparation
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research
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- Preclinical Imaging Services
- Clinical (Human) Imaging Services
- Contrast Agents
- Imaging Capabilities
- Data Management
- Image Processing and Analysis
- Clinical Assessments
Regulatory Knowledge
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- Regulatory requirements (including FDA and IRB)
- Interactions with regulatory authorities
- Regulatory strategies across the spectrum of preclinical to late phase clinical research
Study Design and Implementation
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- Choosing type of study (case-control, cohort, trial, etc)
- Sampling strategy, selection of controls
- Measurement, quality control
- Randomization and blinding schemes
- Recruitment, retention, and logistical issues
- Implementation of both observational studies and clinical trials
- Multicenter study coordination
- Budgeting
- Data and Safety Monitoring
- Qualitative data collection (focus groups, interviews, ethnographic observation, etc.)
- Qualitative data management (transcription, coding, and analysis software)
- Health policy studies
THREDS The Health Record Data Service
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- Summary statistics
- Generation of condition-specific patient populations for study recruitment / chart review
- Outcomes research using historical data in CHN databases
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For Our Community Partners
Collaborating with UCSF Researchers
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- Identifying partners at UCSF
- Facilitation of communication between partners
- Streamlining administrative processes resulting from cross-agency collaboration
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