NIH Launches Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative

The NIH has launched a new effort to address how best to manage and utilize the large amounts of biomedical data that new technologies can generate and seeks information and relevant materials that will help inform their internal discussions. NIH Is interested in information about address the long- and short-term training needs of professionals and trainees with the purposes of increasing the number of: (1) informaticians and computational and quantitative scientists who wish to apply their skills and knowledge in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences and (2) biomedical, behavioral, and clinical scientists who have the requisite knowledge and skills to effectively access, organize, analyze, and integrate large and complex data sets. See: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2012/od-07.htm