The John H. Short NEXUS Core will leverage our ability to identify, use, and link large datasets to address the grand challenges of today and the future. The University of Utah has truly unparalleled datasets to address challenges from multiple perspectives.
• The Utah Population Database, one of the world’ s richest sources of information on genetics, epidemiology, demography, and public health has identified numerous patterns of genetic inheritance and mutations( e. g., BRCA1).
Learn more at https:// healthcare. utah. edu / huntsmancancerinstitute / research / updb /.
• All Payer’ s Claim Data, containing data from health insurance carriers, Medicaid, and third party administrators allows researchers to address healthcare utilization and cost in a effective way.
• Existing data from state agencies( e. g., Workforce Services, Utah Data Alliance, Automated Geographic Reference Center) will be linked together with databases housed at the university such as the U of U’ s Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• A proposal is under review for the acquisition of a U. S. Census sponsored Secure Data Center.
Such linkages will allow for cutting edge research that will attract new federally funded grants to the state of Utah. These grants will inform effective, least cost policy solutions to our grand challenges.