BIAC Basics
Welcome to the BIAC Wiki! This page will help you get started at BIAC and introduce you to the various systems for data analysis and otherwise. You can also bookmark this page to use as a resource for common reference.
1) You MUST HAVE a DHE account to gain BIAC access. If you already have a DHE account, then you can go to the next step. If you do not have a DHE account, follow the steps found at: Account Requests or http://wiki.biac.duke.edu/biac:accounts
2) Email biac-newuser@duke.edu with your general access request and include:
3) BIAC will then create your record in REDCap.
4) Once your record is created, an email will be sent from biac-newuser@duke.edu to the email address you previously provided.
5) Login to the survey using your NetID and email, and complete the survey.
6) If you requested Level 1 Access, an additional email will be sent titled, “Level 1 Access Survey” DO NOT begin this survey until you have:
The safety tutorials, safety quiz and both documents can be found here: https://www.biac.duke.edu/research/safety
7) Upload both documents, the date you completed the MRI Safety quiz, and the date of your New User Orientation session in the Level 1 Access survey.
8) Once you have completed the “BIAC User Profile” survey, the “Level 1 Required Training and Documents” survey (only if need Level 1 access), and the New User Orientation, your sponsor will be contacted to confirm your access request.
9) Once your sponsor confirms your request, access will be provided.
Q: What is Level 1 Access? Do I need it?
Q: How do I schedule a New User Orientation?
Q: I only need access to an experiment’s data; do I need to complete a New User Orientation session?
Q: I already have data access but need to get scheduling access, who do I email?
Q: Can I access the REDCap surveys from anywhere or do I have to be on the Duke network?
Q: I now have access to the BIAC Scanner Schedule, but I cannot login to view it…
Setting up your BIAC accounts: http://wiki.biac.duke.edu/biac:accounts or Account Requests
You will need a handful of accounts for full access to all of Duke and BIAC's resources. Please pay close attention to the information needed when emailing requests. It will make the set-up much smoother!
Also, please be aware of the training and certifications you need. You can find the MRI safety information here http://www.biac.duke.edu/research/safety/ the HIPPA training here http://www.safety.duke.edu/ and the CITI certification here https://www.citiprogram.org/Default.asp? Once this is done, make sure you lab has added you to their IRB's before you work on any data!
In order to gain access to specific studies, please email help@biac.duke.edu with the name(s) of the study and request that your PI verify the access as well. You must also do this for BIAC calendar access.
Hot off the scanner, your data will travel to purchased space on a server, such as “Munin” or “Fatt.” Your data basically lives here, but is analyzed on the cluster. For more information on the scanner to server process, visit http://wiki.biac.duke.edu/biac:pipeline
On the server, each study has a respective study folder (see example). In order to access this folder you must “map the drive.” Do this by selecting the “My computer” icon on your desktop, then the “map drive” icon at the top of that window. Any drive (letter) can be chosen, then for the folder type the server, for example Munin, then the path, for example \\Munin\data\fbirn. Check the “reconnect at logon” box and hit “finish.”
Once you get a cluster account, you can set up access like so… Accessing the cluster
You analyze your data by “submitting jobs,” on the cluster, see Job Submission
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