OHSU Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K)

Open Educational Resources (OERs) Project

This website and the modules housed on this domain are now in an archival state. For more active, community-based development, the OERs have moved to a github repository github octocat silhouette.

Meet the team

This is a group of people dedicated to providing the highest quality of educational materials about "Big Data."

William Hersh, MD, FACMI, FACP

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William (Bill) Hersh is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Hersh is a leader and innovator in biomedical informatics both in education and research. Bill is a co-PI on this project.

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Melissa Haendel, PhD

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Melissa Haendel is an Associate Professor in the Library and the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University. Melissa is the director of the Ontology Development Group in the OHSU Library. Melissa is a co-PI on this project.

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Shannon K. McWeeney, PhD

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Shannon McWeeney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University. Shannon is the Head of the Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and a Faculty member in the Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Shannon is a co-PI on this project.

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Nicole Vasilevsky, PhD

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Nicole Vasilevsky is a Senior Research Associate in the Library at Oregon Health and Science University. Nicole's primary role is a biocurator for the Ontology Development Group. Nicole does project management and content development for the BD2K OERs.

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Jackie Wirz, PhD

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Jackie Wirz is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. Additionally, Jackie directs the Professional Development Center at OHSU. Jackie does content development for the BD2K OERs.

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Bjorn Pederson, MA

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Bjorn Pederson is an Instructional Designer in the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University. Bjorn is the Instructional Designer and Project Manager for the BD2K OERs.

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