Data Office for Clinical & Translational Research

Aiming to accelerate research by enabling secure access to patient data through investigator-friendly, self-serve tools, and custom data extracts.

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Expert Data Services for Your Research

At the Data Office, we provide secure access to high-quality patient-level data tailored to your study needs. Our goal is for researchers to spend less time obtaining data and more time on their important research. 
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  • DataDirect
  • Level-1 Acces to Data
  • EMERSE
  • Student Access to Data
  • Data Management & Sharing Plan
    • How We Serve Your Data Needs
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    Self-Serve Tools DataDirect & EMERSE

    For your next study, use DataDirect or EMERSE, which are available free of charge for faculty researchers and their study team members to access both discrete variables and free-text string data from the electronic medical record (EMR).

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    Custom Data Request

    If your data needs are too complex for our self-serve tools, our experienced programmers can pull a custom data set for you – to be delivered once, or on a scheduled, ongoing basis.

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    Consultations & Training

    Do you need help with a custom data pull or need guidance on security guidelines for your data? Schedule a 1:1 consultation to look at all your clinical data needs, where a data specialist offers a deeper dive into the patient health data resources available.

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    Data & Biospecimen Sharing

    Learn more about privacy-sharing policies and related resources. Do you need samples for your research? The Central Biorepository can help.

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    References and Resources


    Precision Health Analytics Platform Documentation Site – Available via Level-1 U-M login credentials, this site contains user guides, data dictionaries, and other tools and resources to get U-M researchers started with using the Precision Health Analytics Platform to facilitate their research.

    DataDirect User Guide – The DataDirect User Guide includes step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and resources for completing frequently-used tasks. Please note that as DataDirect evolves, concepts presented in the User Guide will remain accurate, but the screenshots may vary slightly within the DataDirect tool.
    Data Office At A Glance
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    How DataDirect is Helping Predict Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
    Contact Us
    Data Office for Clinical & Translational Research
    North Campus Research Complex, Building 400
    2800 Plymouth Road
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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    About Us

    The Data Office for Clinical & Translational Research, a unit of the Medical School Office of Research, fosters the translation of data into research that improves clinical outcomes by bridging the gap between personal health data and clinical research. 
    Upcoming Research Events All Office of Research Events
    Elements of Informed Consent
    This course offers an overview of informed consent in human subject research. The course will examine IRBMED’s standard consent template and focus on how it reflects federal requirements.
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    Introduction to eResearch
    This course is intended for those unfamiliar with eResearch, the university’s electronic research administration site. This course will provide a basic knowledge of working in and using eResearch while examining the process for creating and submitting an initial project application.
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    Research Foundations for Investigators: The What, Why, and How of Protocol Documents
    Presented by the Clinical Trials Support Office, a unit of the Medical School Office of Research, the Research Foundations for Investigators series is for early-career investigators and their teams that are looking to develop their skills and grow their research portfolio. Session 2 focuses on writing protocol documents.
    Metabolomics Core - Omics Workflows for Gaining Biological Insights
    Metabolomics, lipidomics, and proteomics are all informative and provide biological insights to life science research. This talk from Agilent will be a complete discussion on collecting small molecule multi-omic data with LC/MS. Lunch will be provided.
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    Leveraging DataDirect for Mental Health Research: Tips, Tricks and a Step-by-Step Case Example
    Learn about how to use DataDirect in mental health research, with a case study using data to examine the relationships between depression and centralized pain.
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    Waivers, Alterations, and Alternative Forms of Informed Consent
    This course offers an overview of some special situations relating to informed consent. Specifically, waivers and alterations of informed consent, waivers of documentation of informed consent, and obtaining consent from non-English speakers.
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    Aikens Innovation Academy Pitch Showcase
    The Aikens Innovation Academy Pitch Showcase will feature presentations from the current Academy participants as they pitch for development funding and additional support from the Frankel Cardiovascular Center (FCVC) Innovation Team.
    Reporting AEs, ORIOs, and UaPs
    This course will identify what constitutes an Adverse Event, ORIO, and Unanticipated Problem and how such events impact risk to subjects. Additionally, the course will review the requirements of reporting such events to the IRB and other entities.
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    2024 Frankel Cardiovascular Center Innovation Challenge
    This annual competition offers up to $100K to test and implement cardiovascular innovations.
    Featured Research News All Office of Research News FFMI fastPACE spring 2024
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    Register Today! FFMI fastPACE Spring Cohort Begins Friday, May 10
    Don't miss your chance to participate in this project-based, experiential course designed to help academics launch new innovations, including medical devices/diagnostics, digital solutions, drugs, educational/training interventions, research tools, and many others.
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    Clinical Trials Support Office Announces New Associate Medical Director
    The Clinical Trials Support Office (CTSO) is pleased to announce that Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology, has been appointed as the new Associate Medical Director of the Michigan Clinical Trials Support Unit (M-CTSU) and Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU). Dr. Nakamura’s appointment will begin July 1, 2024, and is a 2-year term.
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    Information Assurance Guidelines for Using Applications and Technologies in Research
    Before seeking approval for a research project, it is crucial to ensure that the work complies with Information Assurance guidelines.