rtrn research resources and research networking tools: g12 and rctr utilization thereof

RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD008149 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health

RTRN Research Resources and Research Networking Tools: G12

and RCTR Utilization Thereof Solomon T. Garner, Jr., M.S., Ph.D.Director, Research Resources and Research Networking (R3N) RCMI Translational Research Network (RTRN) Data Coordinating Center (DCC)Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi 39217

Dr. Solomon T. Garner, Jr - Core Resources Survey 2015

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RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD008149 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.

Utilization Summary

How did you identify these resources?

• eagle-i and other research resource

information sources

• RTRN services (DCC, RCC, ACC) and RTRN

Translational Research Cluster participation

Identification of core resources and/or related services at other Institutions



Research Resources: Core Resources Survey 2015 Respondents (N=254)



Research Resources: Core Resources Survey 2015 Respondents by Institution



Research Resources Utilization: The eagle-i Relationship

• Have you ever used the eagle-i search application? Yes (23.7%) No (76.3%)

• Have you used the RTRN Resource Discovery Networking Tool (RDNT) powered by eagle-i? Yes (13.4%) No (86.6%)

• Have you ever requested or used a resource you found in eagle-i? Yes (6.7%) No (93.3%)

• Please rate how easy of difficult it is to use the RTRN RDNT powered by eagle-i search application. Very Easy (8.8%), Easy (73.5%) Difficult (14.7%) Very Difficult (2.9%)

• Please rate how easy of difficult it is to use the eagle-i search application. Very Easy (16.7%), Easy (75%) Difficult (6.7%) Very Difficult (1.7%)

• Please select the answer below that best fits your overall success in finding a resource relevant to your needs using eagle-i.

I have found resource(s) relevant to my needs. (19.8%) I have found resource(s) somewhat relevant to my needs. (28.2%) I have not found any resources relevant to my needs. (52%)



Research Resources Made Visible by Institution: eagle-i and the RDNT

InstitutionVisible Resources Biological Specimen

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 114 13City College of New York, CUNY 12Clark Atlanta University 31Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 85 1Howard University 87 11Hunter College, CUNY 55Jackson State University 254 2Meharry Medical College 60 1Morehouse School of Medicine 253 1Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences 61Texas Southern University 82Tuskegee University 36Universidad Central del Caribe 170 5University of Hawai'i Manoa 17227 2844University of Puerto Rico 1158 27University of Texas at El Paso 203University of Texas at San Antonio 117Xavier University of Louisiana 283 42Total 20288 2947



Research Resources Utilization: RTRN’s Hidden Resource - Biological Specimens

Input Process Outcomes Date/Time

Phase 1 Biorepository Survey Administered by the RTRN DCC R3N - Spearheaded by the Biorepository Working Group (BWG)

Determined there was a desire and common need for biorepository infrastructure and resource sharing

Sept. 2013-Dec. 2013

Phase 2 Engaged BWG members in development of “RTRN Virtual Biorepository (V-Bio)” and gathered specific data that pertained to collaborators’ biorepositories

Grant Development - efforts led by the BWG leadership and presented in the form of a RTRN Small Grants Application by Dr. Jeremy Ross-UTEP and Dr. Nathan Bowen- CAU

Jan-Feb 2014 (RTRN SGP failed 07/14)

Develop the informatics infrastructure to encourage collaboration in health disparities research (The effort has been revamped to gather more traction with more working groups and clusters.

The BWG agreed to the use of BSI (Biological Specimen Inventory System) Information Management Services (IMS);Informational Webinars given to 24 RTRN stakeholders

March 2014

Phase 3 (If project approved & funded)Infrastructure procurement, system deployment and implementation activities

The RTRN Consortium would have a robust system for biological specimen inventorying, tracking and related sharing/collaborative activities

TBD

Request for in-kind services from Information Management Systems, Inc (IMS) to provide BSI to for a tool to clinically annotated and catalog biospecimens at collaborating institutions.

IMS has agreed to provide BSI in-kind. The core BWG participants are moving forward.

March/April 2015



Research Resources: The BWG Goals & Mission and Vision

Goals: The Biorepositories Working Group’s goals are to identify and leverage biospecimen resources within the RCMI community and share best practices.Mission and Vision: Its mission and vision is to improve the quality and availability of biospecimens from ethnically diverse populations by increasing access to technical assistance, addressing ethical, social, and cultural issues, improving informed consent processes and dissemination strategies for participants and researchers, and ultimately ensuring that biospecimens and associated data are used in effective and ethically sound studies designed to reduce health disparities in the communities served by RCMI grantee institutions.



1726 RTRN Profiles: Institutional Breakdown



RTRN Profiles: Quality Assurance by the Numbers

InstitutionTotal

ProfilesNo

EmailNo

PhoneNo

AddressNo

NarrativeNo

Awards

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s Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 267 0 206 0 234 258 140City College, CUNY 65 0 2 0 51 59 23Clark Atlanta University 83 0 10 0 62 77 30Florida A&M University 62 0 10 21 55 56 15Howard University 85 1 6 26 72 78 34Hunter College, CUNY 55 0 0 0 51 54 8Jackson State University 56 2 41 11 43 53 18Meharry Medical College 81 1 4 24 69 74 14Morehouse School of Medicine 193 0 8 100 176 185 47Ponce School of Medicine 48 0 4 28 39 46 16Texas Southern University 56 0 2 2 49 51 15Tuskegee University 43 0 4 2 43 41 9Universidad Central Del Caribe 41 0 6 12 25 25 3University of Hawaii 158 0 41 32 126 142 42University of Puerto Rico 190 0 58 40 136 174 51University of Texas at El Paso 92 0 1 16 76 86 18University of Texas at San Antonio 100 0 2 63 86 97 34Xavier University of Louisiana 51 0 4 6 45 47 17Total 1726 4 409 383 1438 1603 534



RTRN Profiles: Clusters Selected by the Users



Open Statement/Question: Meaningful Research Resource and Research Tool Utilization

Meaningful Collaborations$$$

• Is it of value to develop and maintain professional relationships with key opinion and thought leaders across the network (If so, why isn’t ...?)

• Is it of value to present data and facilitate identification and presentation of research opportunities (If so why aren’t ...?)

• Is it of value to have resource tools that may assist you in finding expertise and research resources towards research development activities including proposal assimilation (If so why aren’t ...?)

• Is it of value to uncover unique opportunities to develop and/or implement and provide research input (If so why don’t ...?)



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Director R3N – Solomon T. Garner, Jr., M.S., Ph.D.RTRN DCC @ Jackson State University

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