ARCHIVED General BDC FAQs

What is BDC?
NHLBI BioData Catalyst® (BDC) is a cloud-based ecosystem that offers researchers data, analytic tools, applications, and workflows in secure workspaces. It ...
Wed, 14 Jun, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Is the NHLBI pursuing novel methods of access to controlled-access data?
The NHLBI is pursuing data access processes and tools that could provide access to data in a more facile manner in compliance with NIH Policy and the Genomi...
Fri, 17 Jan, 2020 at 1:55 PM
What are some of the novel methods of access that NHLBI is pursuing?
Library Card/Data Passport The Library Card model is designed to streamline the process for requesting access to data by allowing an Institutional Signing...
Fri, 17 Jan, 2020 at 1:34 PM
Does BDC follow the TOPMed timetable for releasing TOPMed data?
Yes, the same policies for release of data used by TOPMed are enforced by BDC.
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 8:54 AM
Are IRB approval requirements and other Data Use Limitations enforced?
Because BDC uses the dbGaP permission infrastructure for controlling access to data, the same requirements for IRB approval or other Data Use Limitations ar...
Fri, 13 Jan, 2023 at 11:38 AM
If my study has special requirements to access data, will this be enforced?
Because BDC uses dbGaP permission infrastructure for controlling access to data, any additional requirements for approval (e.g., a Letter of Collaboration) ...
Fri, 13 Jan, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Can my institution or I opt out of having my study's data in BDC?
Pursuant to NIH policy on the sharing of research data (NOT-OD-03-032) and the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (NOT-OD-14-124 and NOT-OD-19-023), the NHLBI ...
Wed, 14 Jun, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Who are we?
You can find information about who we are, our culture, our principal investigators (PIs), the partners empowering our ecosystem, and how we are organized v...
Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 at 6:50 PM
Do I need dbGaP approval to access controlled datasets in BDC?
Yes, dbGaP approval is needed to access controlled datasets in BDC. Users with eRA Commons credentials (see Understanding eRA Commons Accounts) can access t...
Wed, 14 Jun, 2023 at 11:54 AM