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CORE Browser

Web-Based Research Data Desktop for Object Management

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute CODE • Comprehensive Oncology Data & Engineering • Cancer Center Shared Resource

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CORE Browser applications showing Project, Bucket Data List, and Lab Members, Activity, and Usage Summary Dashboard Cards

The Comprehensive Oncology Research Environment Browser (CORE Browser) application, developed by the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) Comprehensive Oncology Data & Engineering (CODE), is a web-based research data desktop where researchers can centrally view, manage, store, share, and organize their research files located anywhere.

Unlike other HCI CODE applications, CORE Browser is based on a nested organization hierarchy model to contain similar items within another. An organization (i.e. lab, department, etc.) owns all their data and decides who is allowed access.

CORE Browser's robust design creates a hassle-free central hub for users to manage their research data located across multiple platforms; even cloud-based storage. CORE Browser currently supports Amazon Simple Storage Service (AWS S3) along with power user access to AWS command line interface (CLI). Plans to expand cloud-based storage support in future releases.

Partnered with HCI's Cancer Bioinformatics (CBI), researchers can easily manage their HCI High-Throughput Genomics (HTG) genomic experimentation and bioinformatic analysis files. Additional sequencing and analysis data will be available in the future integration of GNomEx.

CORE Browser security maintains PHI and HIPAA compliance while being organization-centric. Changing the organization context in CORE Browser refreshes the screen to reflect the selected organization's data.


Key Capabilities

USE Centrally view, manage, store, share, and organize research files located anywhere.

INTEGRATION Cloud-based storage support (AWS S3), with future integration with GNomEx, CORE, iQ and other cloud-based storage providers, and future integration with third-party bioinformatic analytic tools.

COLLABORATION Partnered with HCI's Cancer Bioinformatics (CBI), researchers can manage HCI High-Throughput Genomics (HTG) genomic experimentation and bioinformatic analysis files.

REPORTING Experiment results and downstream analyses can be downloaded as individual files or at the folder level.

SECURITY Maintains PHI and HIPAA compliance. As an organization-centric application, the organization has full control over their data and can share data with collaborators.


CORE Browser Features

CORE Browser applications showing Objects Explorer screen for Project and Bucket list data

CENTRAL HUB — View organization-specific accounts and content in one centralized location.

OBJECT MANAGEMENT — Access, manage, store, share, and organize objects (i.e. buckets, folders, etc.) located anywhere. Includes the ability to upload, download, archive, unarchive, create, delete, duplicate, and move.

GENOMIC DATA — Manage experiment and analysis files performed by HCI's High-Throughput Genomics and Cancer Bioinformatics. Integration with third-party bioinformatic analytic tools in future releases.

MEMBER MANAGEMENT — Easily manage the organization's members and permissions within the app.

TAGS (ANNOTATION) — Supports tagging object characteristics and metadata.

VERSIONING — Allows researchers to keep versions of their objects. Feature can be disabled during bucket creation.

TRASH — View and manage objects that are deleted in a versioned bucket. Users can either restore the object or delete it forever.

AWS CLI COMPATIBILITY — Power users can obtain temporary credentials for AWS CLI.


Requirements

  • Google Chrome (latest)
  • Microsoft Edge (latest)
  • Safari (latest)

Services Available

  • Training
  • Technical Support
  • Application Configuration
  • Application Development
  • Query and Report Generation
  • Natural Language Processing

CODE Open Office Hours

Held Virtually 1-2 pm every Thursday.
Must Join via the Teams application (not through a browser).
Click Join Teams Meeting

Contact Us

CODE Shared Resource
Director

Andrew Post, MD, PhD
Andrew.Post@hci.utah.edu
801-585-0600

CODE Shared Resource
Associate Director

Shirleen Hewitt, DBA, MBA, MS
Shirleen.Hewitt@hci.utah.edu
801-585-5972

Governance

HCI Senior Director Oversight
Aik Choon Tan, PhD

Shared Resource Advisory
Committee Chair

Howard Colman, MD, PhD

Shared Resource Advisory
Committee Members

Shannon Buckley, PhD
Nicola Camp, PhD
Christopher Fillmore, PhD
Anne Kirchhoff, PhD, MPH
Jessica Moehle, CCRP
Mark Oberg
Melanie Ward