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Bio. Grid Texas (Bi. GTX) biogrid. uta. edu Virtual Research Park Healthcare Collaborative Network

Bio. Grid Texas (Bi. GTX) • Collaborative research, development and informationsharing system for Life Sciences and Health Care – Virtual Research Park (VRP) – Healthcare Collaborative Network (HCN) • Allows geographically dispersed R&D teams and health care organizations to collaborate, access grid and use custom group applications • Utilizes high-performance grid computing technology infrastructure at UTA

Bio. Grid Research Groups • Cancerous Lesion Change Detection – Skin Cancer Lesion Diagnostics & Image Analysis – UTSW Dermatology and UTA CSE/BME • Virtual Rural Medicine – The intent of this project is to provide connectivity, medical diagnostic utilities, medical image management tools and the real-time physician-patient interfaces between rural health clinics and community hospitals, and medical specialists concentrated in large urban areas. – UTA, IBM and Valor Telecom • UTA Smart Hospital and Health System – Simulated Hospital with Smart Mannequins, Virtual Learning/Training for Nurses and Physicians – UTA School of Nursing, COS and COE

Bio. Grid Research Groups • Biodefense – Rapid response to bioterror agents and emerging biothreats – UTSW, UTA and MD Anderson Cancer Center • Virtual Simulated Surgery – Virtual surgery using haptic devices for training physicians in a wide variety of endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery techniques – UTA Electrical Engineering and UTSW Medical Center Department of Surgery • Pseudo and Retrogene Research Group – Chicken and Mouse Computational Genomics – UTA Biology, UTA CSE, and International Collaboration

Bio. Grid Research Groups • Knowledge Mapping – Virtual brainstorming that takes advantage of the space between ideas where discovery often occurs – UTA COS and Troubadour Technology • Virtual Group Dynamics – The psychology of virtual group interactions and behavior as it relates to productivity – UTA Psychology • CONNECT – Wireless technology to provide communication services for disabled – UTA COS, COE and National • Symptom Management – Group collaboration aimed at minimizing pain, fatigue, cognitive impairment, nausea – UTA Psychology and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Bio. Grid Common User Interface Single sign-on user login provides access to high-performance, personalized life science and health care portal environment

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Bio. Grid Utilities Communications and Collaboration • e-mail • Calendar • Instant Message • Forums • User Groups • Chat • News Groups • System Alerts • e-Learning • Tech Support • Web Conference • Video • Audio • Polling • Sharing • White Board • Brain Storm