Data Acquisition & Processing
Central to the effectiveness of the IDCRP clinical research portfolio, the DCC is comprised of highly experienced data managers/developers and SAS/Oracle programmers. Led by Mr. Edward Parmelee (DCC Chief), DCC team members provide their expertise to IDCRP investigators regarding conceptualization, design, collection, management, cleaning, and analysis of data, as well as publication of the resulting findings.
The resources of the DCC are used for all IDCRP protocols where the Program is the primary data collector or functions as the central data repository. As part of the restructure of the IDCRP during the past year, the DCC has been included in the Center Operations group to improve the functionality of the team by fully integrating the DCC with other operational aspects of the IDCRP. The overall goal of the DCC is to ensure high-quality data collection, management, processing, and access for the IDCRP clinical research portfolio.