Bioinformatics provide the infrastructure and automation that enables SECIM to process thousands of samples from independent investigators.
The operations of Core 4: Bioinformatics are depicted above. The process is as follows:

Investigator samples are stored in the CTSI biorepository.

De-identified samples are provided to the SECIM laboratory cores.
Data from the cores undergoes rigorous QC/QA.
Biostatistical analysis is facilitated by the creation of a portal which takes the most common analytical methods and generates standard reports with a single web interface.
Data are reformatted automatically based upon the invocation of a particular analysis tool. New methods are added based upon project need.