Bioinformatics: Tools to Accelerate Population Science and Disease Control Research

摘要: Population science and disease control researchers can benefit from a more proactive approach to applying bioinformatics tools for clinical public health research. Bioinformatics utilizes principles of information sciences technologies transform vast, diverse, complex life data into coherent format wider application. provides the means collect process data, enhance standardization harmonization scientific discovery, merge disparate sources. Achieving interoperability (i.e. development an informatics system that access use different systems) will facilitate explorations careers opportunities interventions in population health. The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) interoperable Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG®) is one number illustrative this report are being mined by scientists. Tools not all needed progress. Challenges persist, including lack common standards, proprietary barriers access, difficulties pooling studies. scientists informaticists developing promising innovative solutions these barriers. purpose paper describe how application systems accelerate research across continuum prevention detection, diagnosis, treatment, outcome.