Informatics and Analytics Branch

The CTSI strives to create a research friendly data environment that can help research teams maximize the impact of their clinical, translational or basic biomedical research studies. Our expert Informatics team offers a variety of tools, services and training to help researchers plan, access, analyze and manage data for their studies.

Teams & Programs

BERD

The Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) team provides a range of support services in clinical research design and analysis as part of the CTSI Research Methods Core.

RDIA

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The Research Data Integration and Analysis (RDIA) group consists of experienced database developers, data managers and statisticians that offer a full-range of data integration services for biomedical and translational research projects, including integration of clinical, specimen inventory and experimental assay data.

Research Spotlight

How do social media and Google search trends reflect the e-cigarette market?

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are a relatively new tobacco product whose market dynamics are reflected through social media activity and Google search trends, according to researchers at UR CTSI.

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Branch Leadership

Erika Ramsdale, M.D., M.S.

Erika Ramsdale is the strategic director of the Informatics branch. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Medicine.
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Jeanne Holden-Wiltse, M.P.H., M.B.A.

Jeanne Holden-Wiltse manages branch operations and data service lines as the director of Informatics. She holds a senior research associate faculty position with CTSI and the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology.
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Adam Dziorny, M.D., Ph.D.

Adam Dziorny is associate strategic director of the Informatics branch. He is also associate professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care and Biomedical Engineering.
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