RCS
Research Computing Services
Research Computing Services (RCS) is an initiative that seeks to bring together technical experts, informaticians, computational resources and related services in support of basic and clinical sciences research. Resources detailed in this website span campuses, schools and departments. Information and contact details are provided in each detail section.
General questions and comments can be sent to the Informatics and Clinical Research team.
News
Leaf Goes Live
The Leaf cohort discovery tool is now live and available to researchers. Leaf is a self-service web application which allows cohort discovery from clinical data from single or multiple institutions. Leaf is an ITM initiative and the other participating ITM institutions are RUSH and the University of Chicago. Visit the Leaf page for more information.
Visit the Loyola Leaf page
Event
Data Jam 2023
Save the date for the 8th Annual Chicago Biomedical Informatics Data Jam on October 6th, 2023! This year the Data Jam is hosted by Loyola University on the Health Sciences Campus in Maywood, IL. The Data Jam is a mini conference featuring speakers, poster presentations, and conversations about biomedical informatics.
Program: 1-5pm, Center for Translational Research & Education (CTRE)
Reception: 5-6pm, Cuneo building, 2nd Floor Atrium
Spotlight
Eduroam
Are you a researcher traveling to other universities and looking for an internet connection? Make sure to check out Eduroam, a secure federated network service that allows Loyola students, faculty, and staff to use their LUC credentials to access WiFi hotspots at other Eduroam-affiliated institutions. Eduroam is available at more than 5,500 locations worldwide.
Visit the Loyola Eduroam page
News
Update: National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Ready for Use
Since last fall Loyola has been a participant in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C). The N3C is a national resource that enables large cohort Covid-19 clinical research. A Data Use Agreement (DUA) has recently been completed which allows Loyola researchers to request access to N3C data. More information on N3C and how to request data can be found on the NCATS-N3C page.
Visit the Loyola NCATS-N3C page
News
External REDCap Site Goes Live
The external Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) site is now available for research use. This allows researchers and participants to access REDCap functions such as data entry, surveys, and electronic consenting from off-campus networks. This also facilitates multicenter studies by allowing Loyola to be the host data site.
Research Computing Services (RCS) is an initiative that seeks to bring together technical experts, informaticians, computational resources and related services in support of basic and clinical sciences research. Resources detailed in this website span campuses, schools and departments. Information and contact details are provided in each detail section.
General questions and comments can be sent to the Informatics and Clinical Research team.