April 26, 2025 11:30am – REDCap is available for use. The changes scheduled for this weekend were completed in a shorter timeframe than anticipated. Please contact REDCap Support with any questions. Thank you.
We would like to inform you that our website will undergo scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, March 19th, from 3:00PM to 8:00PM. During this time, the site may be temporarily unavailable as we perform essential upgrades.
Please note that the duration of the downtime may vary depending on the progress of the upgrade, but we will do our best to minimize any disruptions. This maintenance will not affect our service line operations.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. If you have any urgent matters, please reach out to our administrator Janaya Lee at Janayalee@bsd.uchicago.edu for assistance.
Thank you for your support and cooperation!
This workshop will offer an introduction to spatial transcriptomics techniques along with hands-on data analysis experience. Attendees will work with data generated from Visium and GeoMX platforms, exploring our in-house data analysis workflows, tutorials, and real-world applications, including tumor microenvironment and brain tissue studies. Key topics include spatial correlation analysis, deconvolution, differential expression, and the use of Seurat for data analysis. Additionally, participants will learn about alternative approaches for differential expression, such as linear mixed models. Join us for an interactive session featuring hands-on tutorials, expert insights, and a live Q&A!
Hosted by: Jason Shapiro, PhD and Diana Vera Cruz, PhD.
Date: Thursday, April 3rd from 1:30pm – 4:30pm CST.
Location: Medical Campus, Donnelley (BSLC) Meeting Room #202 or Via Zoom (link will be sent only to registrants)
Register here, or click here for more details!
We’ve aligned our High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Bioinformatics Core office hours to simplify scheduling and better accommodate your weekly support needs. See the updated details below!
Location: Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, N161
Updated Office Hours:
- High Performance Computing (HPC)
Hosted by: Michael Jarsulic, Associate Director of Scientific Computing
Every Tuesday | 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- Bioinformatics Core
Hosted by: Yan Li, Associate Director of Bioinformatics
Every Tuesday | 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Stay informed by visiting our website for the full event calendar.
If you have any questions regarding the new office hours, please contact CRI Administrator Janaya Lee at janayalee@uchicago.edu.
Thank you again for your support, and we look forward to assisting you!
The CRDW team is currently experiencing significant delays in data turnaround time for fee-for-service data requests. Due to increased demand and resource constraints, the expected delivery timeframe for data fulfillment is now 10 to 12 weeks from the execution of a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
We understand the importance of timely data access and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our team is actively working to improve processing times while ensuring the quality and accuracy of our data services.
We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this period. We will provide an announcement when service times return to baseline. If you any questions or require further clarification, please contact CRI Management at cri@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Saturday 11/9/24 7:00AM CST: REDCap is back online and available for use. Please view the new features and functionality here. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this outage caused and appreciate your patience while we restored service. Please contact REDCap Support with any further questions. Thank you.
Event: REDCap Scheduled Downtime and Upgrade
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6th, 2024, 5PM-7PM CST
Website: https://redcap.uchicago.edu
Reason: The REDCap application will be upgraded to a newer version of the software.
Who Is Affected: All University of Chicago REDCap users, including non-UChicago external collaborators, mobile app users, API users, survey participants.
Impact: REDCap will be unavailable during this downtime. Unavailability is defined as:
- Survey emails and Alerts & Notifications will be halted until the upgrade is complete.
- Survey links will be inaccessible and will display a ‘REDCap is offline’ message when clicked on.
- API activity will be halted until the upgrade is complete.
- Mobile app users are strongly encouraged to sync any data on their devices back to their REDCap project before the upgrade begins. Although not recommended, offline data collection may continue in the app during the upgrade, however the online sync process will not be available until the upgrade is complete.
Updates: A message will be posted on the REDCap login page confirming the upgrade’s completion, along with details of the newest features and improvements.
Questions? Please email REDCap Support.
REDCap has been successfully upgraded to version LTS 14.5.15. Details of the newest features and improvements can be found here. We hope you enjoy the newest functionality. Please contact REDCap Support with any questions.
The Center for Research Informatics is excited to announce that both the High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Bioinformatics Core (Biocore) teams are now offering in-person support! Starting Thursday, November 7th, drop by for live expert assistance with your HPC and bioinformatics research needs. Our teams will be available during the following office hours:
Office Hours:
Bioinformatics Core (Biocore) Team
Bi-weekly Hours
- Every other Thursday, starting November 7th, 2024
- Time: 1:00PM – 5:00PM
High Performance Computing (HPC) Team
Weekly Hours
- Every other Thursday, starting November 7th, 2024 (Overlap with Bioinformatics)
- Time 12:00PM – 2:30PM
Additional hours:
- Every other Tuesday, starting November 12th
- Time: 12:00PM – 2:30PM
Stay informed! To keep up with upcoming sessions view our event calendar.
Location:
- Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, N161 (Please ring the doorbell for assistance)
Feel free to drop in during office hours or reach out to request a meeting:
- For Bioinformatics services: yli22@bsd.uchicago.edu
- For HPC services: mjarsulic@bsd.uchicago.edu
We look forward to seeing you and supporting your research!
The following is a summary of improvements being made on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 for the handling of outgoing REDCap email messages. There will be no application downtime needed for these improvements, as they will happen on REDCap’s back-end email message handling setup.
All University and UCMC REDCap users including external collaborators who send email messages within REDCap will be affected. This includes email messages sent as part of:
- Survey Invitations (both manual and automated, and reminders)
- Alerts & Notifications
- Survey Confirmations
The need for these improvements comes from email providers blocking emails whose ‘From:’ address does not match the domain name of the REDCap server (e.g., sending an email from user@uchospitals.edu from the server https://redcap.uchicago.edu). The following email address domains are now permitted to send email messages from our REDCap server, therefore, no blocked messages should occur going forward:
- uchicago.edu
- uchospitals.edu
- uchicagomedicine.org
- bsd.uchicago.edu
- (department).bsd.uchicago.edu
- dacc.uchicago.edu
- radonc.uchicago.edu
- ingalls.org
- chapinhall.org
All other email address domains (not in the list above) will have no-reply-redcap@uchicago.edu as the ‘From:’ address (although the message will still have the ‘Reply-To’ value as the sender). This piece will mostly affect, for example, multi-site studies where external collaborators (e.g., Rush, Mayo, etc) are sending email messages from within UChicago REDCap projects.
Lastly, as a general rule to improve email delivery to inboxes, please refrain from sending email messages from external email accounts (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) and instead always use an institutional email address.
Questions? Issues? Please email REDCap Support.
We are excited to announce an upcoming overview session on the Center for Research Informatics (CRI) and BSD Information Services (BSDIS). This session is designed to introduce faculty members to the wide range of resources, services, and support available to you through the CRI and BSDIS. Whether you are involved in research, teaching, or clinical work, we believe these tools can enhance your work and streamline your access to critical data and IT services. Read More
