Biomedical Research Informatics Center (BRIC)

Overview of Services

Expert Support for Pediatric Research

Our Center is a vital resource for the Nemours enterprise, supporting researchers across the Delaware Valley, North Florida, and Central Florida regions. Through specialized cores, we provide essential services in clinical research data analytics, research data management, biostatistics, and bioinformatics.

We offer end-to-end data management and analytical support throughout the research lifecycle, from study design to publication. Our expertise in advanced methodologies, data science approaches, and analytical software empowers researchers to achieve their objectives and drive advancements in pediatric medicine.

BRIC’s comprehensive services enable cutting-edge biomedical research by ensuring robust data handling, sophisticated analytical techniques, and seamless interdisciplinary collaboration. Our services include:

Bioinformatics Core

• Biological Data Analysis
• Pipeline Development
• Custom Software Development

Biostatistics Core

• Consultations
• Study Design
• Data Collection/Management Monitoring & Protocol Adherence
• Statistical Analysis & Model Fitting
• Results Dissemination
• Education & Training Statistical Design/Software
• SAS, R, Python, SPSS, STATA, M-Plus, and Excel
• Univariate/multivariate, parametric/nonparametric approaches
• Advanced Statistical Methodologies (linear/non-linear modeling, machine learning, Bayesian methods, survival analysis, and stochastic processes)

Clinical Research Data Analytics Core

• Data Retrieval & Management of Electronic Health Records and National Data Registries
• Advanced Analytics Including Natural Language Processing and Geospatial Analyses
• Data Visualization through Interactive Dashboards and Maps

Research Infrastructure and Data Management Core

• REDCap Survey and Database Support
• Management and Exchange of Multimodal Datasets

The Core hosts and maintains computer resources to support big data, speech analysis, genomics projects and user-defined clinical research databases.
If you would like to learn more about the computational resources, request access to these resources, or request access to REDCap, please visit our intranet website

Leadership

Eric Hall, PhD, MBA, FAMIA | Chief Research Informatics Officer

Qi Zheng, PhD | Bioinformatics Core

Vanessa Thompson, PhD | Biostatistics Core

Abby Storm, PhD |  Clinical Research Data Analytics Core

Suzanne McCahan, PhD | Research Infrastructure and Data Management Core REDCap Administrator

Chris Pennington, MS | Research Infrastructure and Data Management Core Systems Administrator

Location and hours of operation

Links and Resources

•  Biomedical Research Informatics Center (BRIC)