# Bioinformatics

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2021 · $277,103

## Abstract

ABSTRACT 
The analysis process that transforms high-throughput raw data into biologically meaningful information can 
present important challenges to clinical, translational, and basic researchers alike. As part of the Center for 
Research Informatics (CRI), the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) 
Bioinformatics Core Facility (BiCF) offers services and expertise designed to enable Biological Sciences 
Division (BSD) investigators to take full advantage of current high-throughput technologies. The Core works 
closely with the UCCCC Biostatistics Core Facility (BCF) and the Genomics Core Facility (GCF) to coordinate 
scope and data flows. The major objectives of the Core are: 1) To provide expert analysis services by 
developing and applying bioinformatics strategies for the analysis of complex genomics, proteomics and 
genetics data; 2) To provide consultation, training and education to faculty regarding bioinformatics 
approaches; and 3) To provide grant application support, including fully developing the bioinformatics 
components of a grant, cost analysis, letters of support, and documenting the availability of tools and expertise 
to complete the research indicated. 
The BiCF combines the use of powerful computing resources, advanced analytics tools, and a commitment to 
security to transform large amounts of raw data into meaningful results. The Core uses the CRI’s high- 
performance computing cluster and large-scale storage resources, with which complex analytics can be 
executed in parallel or distributed environments to produce fast data processing rates, improving application 
performance and cost effectiveness. The BiCF has been a UCCCC Developing Core Facility during the current 
grant period; based on its robust usage by UCCCC members and the essential role of bioinformatics in cancer 
research, the BiCF is proposed as a full CCSG Core in this competing renewal application.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10162509
- **Project number:** 5P30CA014599-46
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Mengjie Chen
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $277,103
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-09-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10162509

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10162509, Bioinformatics (5P30CA014599-46). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10162509. Licensed CC0.

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