HARNESSING BIOMEDICAL DATA
TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH
COLLECT BIOMEDICAL DATA
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INTEGRATE & ANALYZE
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GENERATE INSIGHTS
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DRIVE BETTER HEALTH DECISIONS
The Office of Informatics empowers the next generation of research through the strategic application of data science, artificial intelligence, and technology. As a collaborative, multidisciplinary partner to investigators across the School of Medicine and Public Health, we build the infrastructure and advanced analytics needed to collect, integrate and transform vast and complex biomedical data into actionable insights, enabling faster discoveries, and groundbreaking advances in precision medicine, clinical research, and population health.
Real-World Data Services for Research
- Biomedical Data Integration and Secure Data Repositories
- Research Data Visualization and Analytics
- Technology Solutions for Research Data Collection
- Clinical Trial Support and Participant Recruitment Solutions
- Honest Broker Services and Data-Sharing Technologies
- Informatics Services for Epic-Based Tools (e.g., BPAs, MyChart, Cosmos)
- Custom Research Application Development
To connect with an SMPH Informatics team member to discuss your clinical research study, please submit a consult request.
Computing Platforms
| Platform | Use Case |
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| Platform X | Scalable cloud environment for PHI data |
| Platform R | High Performance Compute environment for imaging and omics data |
| ReAP | Kubernetes based platform for large research studies |
Key Achievements
$19.3
Funding for Active Informatics Grants
$72.1M
Funding for supporting large research projects
658
Research data studies supported in the last fiscal year
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Research Initiatives
The REACH Program supports innovative research at UW–Madison and with partners beyond campus, helping expand our shared understanding of the many factors that shape individual and community well‑being.
The Wisconsin Health Data Hub (WHDH) is a groundbreaking initiative to create a secure, socially impactful, and accessible health data ecosystem to lay the foundation for the next generation of biohealth innovation.
The Data Science to Promote Precision Medicine (DSPPM) program advances biomedical research by providing data science, analytics, and multi-omics expertise accelerating innovation in precision medicine.
Grant Funded Data Cores Supported by SMPH Informatics
The SMPH Informatics group provides investigators to help write data cores in for large grants. Offering support for their establishment and support.
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) supports researchers in their pursuit of finding a way to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease.
The Center for Health, Energy, and Environmental Research (CHEER) brings together multiple disciplinary researchers and community leaders in Milwaukee to address the health impacts of energy choices, extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising temperatures.
The Children’s Allergy and Asthma Data Repository (CADRE) is a centralized resource created to address a critical gap in asthma research: identifying the risk factors and biological mechanisms that lead to childhood asthma.
News & Updates
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Update to requests involving PHI
SMPH Navigator has been updated in order to better support requests that include protected health information (PHI). What’s changing A new, separate secure Navigator option has been introduced for Research Applications request that include…
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New HIPAA Guidance for Research Teams
The Office of Compliance has published updated guidance to support research teams working with protected health information (PHI), especially those with members both inside and outside of the UW-Madison Health Care Component…
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BioRender Premium – A Research Tool for SMPH Faculty and Students
UW–Madison SMPH has secured BioRender Premium licenses to provide researchers with access to a powerful tool for scientific visualization. BioRender simplifies the creation of figures, posters, and illustrations with its intuitive drag-and-drop…