Research Services

SACS Research Services

Services

The Data Science Infrastructure: Data Collection, Store, Secure and Transfer (CSST)

Data Collection
We provide collections of uniform data (clinical or other) about a population defined by disease, condition, event or procedure.

Data Storage
We will help store data in a secure and private modern cloud platform that is fully compliant with HIPAA.

Data Transfer or Data Access
We will make data accessible upon your request to a facility or individual at Meharry or a third party via a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) or VPN.

Data Curation, Data Registries or Data Repositories
This service can be requested by a lead investigator, clinician or department leadership to support multiple ongoing, longitudinal efforts encompassing quality of care, clinical effectiveness, research, or education.

Research Data Extracts
This service supports drafting or conducting grant work, publishing or presenting findings, conducting quality improvement, or research activities.

Reports and Data Visualization (Dashboards)
This service can be requested by any MMC/MMG Health employee involved in patient care or health system operations, including managers working on clinic quality, laboratory staff, finance, clinical operations, quality and safety, and clinical work-flow applications teams.

Data Requests
Please complete the Data Request Form using the button below to begin a conversation about clinical data needs for your research.

Data request authorization

The School of Applied Computational Sciences fosters development of actively funded biomedical data science research collaborations internally throughout Meharry Medical College. SACS also collaborates with external institutions and research centers on various areas related to COVID-19, high performance computing, drug development, genomic big data for next generation sequencing, and other complex issues. 

Recipients can scan the code on a phone or tablet to access the form.

Rates for research and development services

Professional Service Rate Per Hour
MMC Federal Grants and Contracts $90.00
MMC Internal Grants, Pilot, Feasibility $90.00
MMC Clinical operation $90.00
External Foundations, HBCUs and Other Non Profits $90.00
External Academic Institutions $125.00
External Industry $200.00
Long-term/large-scale service support Contact for discussion

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