WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services’ mission is to facilitate the discovery of knowledge and enhance educational opportunities by providing secure, sustainable, scalable, and integrated research technology services in a collaborative and diverse environment.
Why RIS? – Researchers at WashU are encouraged to use RIS to streamline their work, boost performance, ensure data security, and foster collaboration with ease, all while focusing on groundbreaking discoveries and quality research. Explore the full benefits of using RIS.
Unlocking insights, comprehensive analysis of SCOPE survey results
The survey results reflect the current and future state of the Scientific Compute Platform and the resources utilized by RIS users and non-users and will assist in the execution of RFPs and POCs. Why it matters: The Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE) will upgrade, update, and expand the high-performance compute platform maintained by RIS, including part or […]
Supporting the new NIH GDS Policy at WashU
Effective January 25, 2025, NIH implemented a new cybersecurityrequirement for the use of human genomic data from NIH controlled-access data repositories (e.g., NIH dbGaP). Users of NIH controlled-access genomic data will be required to attest that the IT systems used for data analysis and storage comply with NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal […]
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