CTSC:TTIC.040709

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Agenda

1. Demonstration of JIRA (new web based consultation tracking tool)
2. Budget Y02
3. Reorganization of bioinformatics consultation service
4. Presentation of mini-study sections for imaging project
5. Proposal for funding of imaging projects (Clare, Gordon)
6. XNAT project
7. Discussion of new consultation (Dr Hagberg, cardiovascular imaging)

Harvard Translational Imaging Consortium Meeting Minutes April 7, 2009

In attendance:

• Gordon Williams
• Randy Gollub
• Valerie Humblet
• Simon Warfield
• Yong Gao
• Clare Tempany
• Ron Kikinis
• Stephan Voss
• Laura Alice
• Bill Hanlon
• Rudolph Pienaar
• Jeff Yapp

On the phone:

• Bruce Rosen
• Gordon Harris
• Maria Cervone

1. Demonstration of JIRA (new web based consultation tracking tool)

• Maria Cervone, Informatics Project Manager at the Center for Biomedical Informatics gave a demonstration of JIRA. The tool will be customized for each consortium offering consultation service (genetics, biostat, imaging) and can be customized accordingly.

2. Budget Y02

• On April 27, the CTSC central budget meeting will take place. Randy and Bruce will attend the meeting.
  • Gordon Williams gave an overview of what Catalyst Central is expected. Basically they want to make sure that the funds are used to go forward in translational science.
  • Randy asked for the budget to be consolidated. For example informatics might not get all the funding expected and we may need more support from Catalyst Central.
• On April 28, the translational group (Randy and Bruce for imaging, Jordan Smoller for genetics and Gordon Williams) will present the program in front of the Harvard Catalyst Core Operations Committee (COC). The COC oversees the work of the Harvard Catalyst Programs and their integration. It is the committee where the Program Leaders report their goals and progress to each other and discuss cross-Programmatic goals and obstacles. The COC evaluates the progress of each Program and determines whether the metrics are appropriate and milestones are met.
  • The 4 aims of the grant are already done but all are on-going activities and there is room for improvement, especially with the education program. The group must now define what is their vision for the next 3 or 4 years.
  • We are creating an infrastructure: data transfer, building network, etc.
  • A critical point for this group is his involvement and leadership at the national level with the other CTSA.

3. Reorganization of bioinformatics consultation service

• Bioinformatics will soon be incorporated in genetics. Their budget is transfered from informatics to translational technologies.

4. Presentation of mini-study sections for imaging project