Biomedical Informatics (& Digital Transformation)

The Biomedical Informatics Unit (BIU) of the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) focuses on integration of MSM and affiliated health information systems -- electronic medical and personal health records, patient databases, and other research databases (basic, translational, clinical and population-based) -- into an interoperable repository.

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Services Provided

  • Biomedical Informatics Training Support
  • Proposal/Project Development and Study Design
  • I2b2 Workbench Training/Data Access
  • REDCap Training/Access
  • Biomedical Informatics Analyses Support
  • Research Database Design
  • Biomedical Informatics Studio Consultation
  • Research Database Development Research
  • Web portal Assistance
  • Research Project Database Implementation Assistance
  • Big Data Analytical Support
  • Spotfire and Genesifter
  • Array STAST
  • Genomics Data Analyses
  • Pathways 4/Igenuity Pathways Analysis
  • Mobile Health Informatics Support

User Fees (if applicable) $60/hr – $100/hr

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Biomedical Team

Alexander Quarshie, MD, MS, FGCPS

Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Biomedical Informatics Program Director, Director of Informatics/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center, Co-Director of Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (CTSA), Informatics lead, RCMI Data Co-ordinating Center

Ernest Alema-Mensah, PhD, MS, DMin, MDV

Associate Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine

Helen D. Tyree, BS

System Administrator

Karunamuni Silva

Database Administrator

Phanesh Ganta

Data Analyst

Timothy Obialo

Administrative Assistant

Kevin Chai

Database Administrator

Kedir Yebre

Database Administrator

Digital Transformation

We are developing capacity and infrastructure to combine our proven and trusted model for community engagement with industry standard organizational models and integrated technologies to scale clinical trial participation in our communities.

Digital Transformation Team

Priscilla E. Pemu MD, MSCR, FACP

Professor and Vice-Chair (Research) Department of Medicine, Associate Dean Clinical Research, Director Clinical Research Center

Muhammed Y. Idris, PhD

Assistant Professor for Department of Medicine, Data Scientist/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center