The process of acquiring, analyzing, and sharing research data is complex, posing challenges in complying with the NIH mandate for data management and sharing.
Traditional lab practices may not align with an effortless capture and sharing of meaningful metadata, a crucial element of FAIR data principles. Inadequately documented datasets can compromise data quality and reproducibility, making shared data less valuable for other researchers and the lab of origin. These limitations can undermine the credibility of scientific findings, researchers, and institutions.
LabMaC (Lab Management Core) provides labs with a service that centralizes and simplifies lab management tasks including compliance and sharing. While LabMaC meets NIH's requirements, its goal is to facilitate rigorous biomedical research and enhance reproducibility. The basis for the system is explained in this paper, but LabMaC has additional features and is currently used successfully in UCHC research labs.
To learn more about LabMaC, watch this introductory video. Please express your interest in attending an information session (virtual and in person) and feel free to share your comments on this topic.
Please distribute this email to anyone who may be interested including PIs, research staff, and biomedical graduate students.
Sincerely,
Khamis Abu-Hasaballah, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, Academic IT Services
Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Janice and Rodney Reynolds Endowed Chair of Neurobiology
For more information, contact: AITS at aits@uchc.edu