SCC Biostatistics & Database Core

Faculty & Staff

Donald E. Herbert, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Director of Biostatistics & Database Core 

Arvind K. Shah, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics, Member of Biostatistics & Database Core 

Charles Hoff, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Member of Biostatistics & database Core

Marlene Wiley, B.A., Database Manager

Purpose

The Biostatistics & Database Core is responsible for developing and maintaining the central SCC database containing patient information and results of clinical and basic science research data collected on the patient population. Marlene Wiley is responsible for these activities under the supervision of Drs. Herbert and Shah. Drs. Herbert and Shah also serve as resources for consulting and providing needed database, statistical, and computer graphics support for all members of the SCC.  Dr. Hoff is responsible for computer applications as they relate to database sharing and maintaining the Sickle Cell Center WebSite.

Facilities: Computer Hardware

The following computer is dedicated to storing and managing the centralized SCC database by Ms. Wiley.

An HP Vectra Pentium 200MHz microcomputer with 16MB RAM and 2.5GB hard disk storage with HP Colorado 3.2GB backup attached to a HP Laserjet 4L and OKIDATA Microline 391 printers. Also attached is an HP Scanjet 4C document feeder for "reading" data from paper documents/medical records.

In addition to the HP Vectra Pentium 200 MHz PC, the following microcomputers are dedicated to the Biostatistics and Database Core for mathematical and statistical activities all have either modem or T1 connects to the INTERNET

An HP 486/33MHz microcomputer with 8MB of RAM, and 156 MB of hard disk storage attached to an HP LaserJet II printer and HP ColorPro plotter.

A Toshiba Laptop 486/33MHz microcomputer with 8MB of RAM and 210MB of hard disk storage with access to an HP LaserJet III printer.

	A Gateway 2000 P300 with 64MB of RAM and 8GB of hard disk storage attached to an HP LaserJet 5L printer and 100MB zip drive.
	Three other PC computers exist as backup.
	A SUN SPARCsystem with 4 GB of RAM which is accessible by phone modem is available for jobs requiring exceptionally large memory and ultrafast processing.

In addition, we access (via "hard wired" connects) the university's mainframe IBM 4341 computer with 16MB RAM and 500+MB of secondary storage.

Facilities: Database and Statistical Software

Software available on B & E Core Unit microcomputers include:

SYMANTEC Q&A and MS ACCESS for database entry and electronic storage and database management.

SAS, SPSS, and SYSTAT with access to a large variety of univariate, multivariate, nonparametric and parametric statistical routines including probit, survival, and multiple logistic regression.

A wide variety of other mathematical and statistical software including: EPIINFO/EPIMAP, EPICALC, EPICURE, EPIMETA, GLIM, LOGEXACT, STATEXACT, GAUSS, and MATHCAD.

The ADAPT II (Release 3) and RSTRIP programs for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis and modeling.

Microsoft FORTRAN 5.1 compiler for microcomputer software development.

	PowerPoint, and PrintShop Deluxe for generation of publication quality graphics and for printing banners.

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