MVM Research Symposium 03/11/2008
Data Management in Generation Scotland
Archie Campbell
Data Analyst / Programmer
Generation Scotland Edinburgh
What does Generation Scotland do?
Generation Scotland aims to:
{ Recruit a prospective, intensively phenotyped family
based cohort and associated control sample sets
{ Identify genetic contributions to complex disease &
related quantitative traits
{ Apply genomics, bioinformatics and systems biology
to public health for the diagnosis, prognosis &
prevention of ill health
{ Act as a platform for translational research, rational
drug discovery & clinical trials
Generation Scotland aims to create more
effective treatments based on gene knowledge.
www.generationscotland.org
Who is Generation Scotland?
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University of Edinburgh (IGMM/MMC)
University of Dundee (Health Informatics Centre)
University of Glasgow (Robertson Centre)
University of Aberdeen (Foresterhill Health Centre)
NHS Scotland (Information Services Division)
Participating GP Practices
Not forgetting…
13,284+ volunteers
GS Projects
GS:SFHS
Scottish Family
Health Study
Phase I : 5,000 (complete)
Phase II: 45,000
GS:21CGH
Genetic Health
in the 21st Century
Target 2,000
GS:BBCD Biomarkers for Battling Chronic Disease
GS:3D
Donor DNA
Databank
5,230 samples
collected
Data management
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Collect
Transfer
Store
Process
Show
Link
Distribute
And finally…
Some alternative recruitment strategies…
Any Questions?