The Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC) was selected to participate in a new pilot program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to democratize AI research. 

The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot will gather 10 federal agencies and 25 private sector, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations to build a shared research infrastructure that will strengthen access to critical resources necessary to power responsible AI discovery and innovation. The project will provide access to advanced computing, datasets, models, software, training, and user support to U.S.-based researchers and educators and, as it continues to grow, will inform the design of a national AI ecosystem.

The NAIRR pilot will initially support AI research to advance safe, secure, and trustworthy AI, as well as the application of AI to challenges in healthcare and environmental and infrastructure sustainability. The pilot will also provide support to educators to enable training on AI technologies and their responsible approaches. MIDRC has been selected to participate in one of the four NAIRR pilot projects called NAIRR Secure, co-led by NIH and the U.S. Department of Energy. This pilot will enable AI research requiring privacy and security-preserving resources and will assemble exemplary privacy preserving resources.

Read more here: 
https://new.nsf.gov/news/democratizing-future-ai-rd-nsf-launch-national-ai

MIDRC has been honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the DataWorks! Prize, presented by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This prestigious award recognizes our pioneering efforts in the realm of data sharing and reuse, particularly in the domain of biological and biomedical research.

MIDRC's groundbreaking work focuses on sharable curated, diverse medical images at scale. Our commitment to advancing scientific discovery and human health through innovative data management practices has been acknowledged and celebrated by this esteemed recognition.

The DataWorks! Prize champions a bold vision of data sharing and reuse, fostering a community dedicated to harnessing the power of data to drive transformative research outcomes. We are proud to be recognized amongst teams whose endeavors exemplify the profound impact of data sharing and reuse on scientific progress.

In September 2023, MIDRC was chosen as one of the key players for this groundbreaking initiative aimed at creating a connected data ecosystem for biomedical data. The ARPA-H BDF aims to simplify the deployment of technologies for a versatile, interconnected data framework, and MIDRC will be contributing its expertise in medical imaging to this endeavor.

By participating in the ARPA-H BDF Toolbox, MIDRC will continue its mission of making research data more accessible and reliable, while also facilitating easier integration across disciplines and disease domains. Our involvement will focus on developing and deploying medical imaging data commons architectures and resources to support a wide range of diseases and applications.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue on this exciting journey!