Title: Advanced Research and Education in Medicine and the Health Sciences via High-Performance Networking
1Advanced Research and Education in Medicine and
the Health Sciences via High-Performance
Networking
HeSCA International Conference on Health Science
CommunicationsBethlehem, PA
Jennifer MacDougall Applications Coordinator
2MAGPI GigaPoP
- Mission
- To deliver regional infrastructure in a
cost-effective manner and promote applications
for the region's research and education
communities through high performance network
technology.
- Regional network aggregation point
- Private research and education network
- Sharing point for information, resources,
projects
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4MAGPI
- One of 32 Internet2 GigaPoPs in the US
- MAGPI serves PA, NJ, DE
- OC12 (622 Mbps) backbone currently
- Will likely be upgrading to an OC48 soon
- Current/Upcoming Members
- Lehigh, Penn, Princeton, Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Johnson
Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Temple University and
Hospital, Widener, CERMUSA at St. Francis
University, Thomas Jefferson U and Hospital,
CAPE, CCIU, DCIU, NJEdge (state network for NJ),
U. Delaware,
5Application Areas Supported
- Telemedicine
- Arts Humanities
- Foreign Languages
- International Business
- Nanotechnology
- Genomics
- Computer Science
- International Cultures
- Network Technology
- Addictions Research
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Pharmacology
- Workforce Development
- Digital Libraries
6Select Regional Highlights
7National Digital Mammography Archive
- National breast imaging archive and network
infrastructure to support digital mammography
using Next Generation Internet (NGI)
technologies. - Hospitals at Univ. of Pennsylvania, Univ. of
Chicago, Univ. of North Carolina, and Univ. of
Toronto connected to the grid via secure web
portals that enable physicians to upload,
download, and analyze digitized X-Ray data. - Aims to improve access to and performance of
breast cancer screening for clinical and research
purposes. - Robert Hollobeek, PhD
8Fox Chase Cancer Center
- PIC Simulations to study proton acceleration
using laser induced plasmas - Collaborating with JAERI and NTT of Japan who
provide computational facilities, FCCC provides
the clinical application of this research - Data transfer requirements of up to 10 Gb
- Goal to provide theoretical basis for laser
accelerated proton beam radiotherapy - Monte Carlo Studies
- Accurate dose calculation and treatment
validation for radiotherapy - Typical data package for remote dose compputation
is about 100-500 Mb - Goal is to establish network based treatment
planning and dose verification for radiotherapy
9Johnson Johnson
- Four research sites
- Raritan, NJ
- San Diego, CA
- Mountainview, CA
- Beerse, Belgium
- Investigating new methods of communication,
collaboration and visualization
10 NIH-Funded PathMiner Project
1) National repository of digitized pathology
specimens. 2) Web-based telemedicine/computer
assisted diagnosis. 3) Elucidate role of protein
expression in determining morphology for a
spectrum of malignancies.
David J. Foran, Ph.D.
11Nanotechnology Course Delivery
- Pennsylvania Technology Investment Authority
awarded the coalition (led by Penn, Drexel, and
BFTP) a three-year, 10.5 million grant for the
creation of a Nanotechnology Institute - Developing associate degree programs in
nanotechnology at community colleges in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland - Will start delivering courses using high
performance connectivity in Fall 2003
12CERMUSA and Rural Health
- Precepting
- The design of the clinic's telemedicine prototype
includes a dermascope, otoscope, document camera,
VCR, and a computer - Consulting
- In situations where a physician cannot be on
site, local telecommunications provide access to
diverse sites with the ability to relay images
via Internet2 for expert review
13The Research Channel for Health Sciences
14The Research Channel
www.researchchannel.org
- Goal to use program content creation and
manipulation processes as testing medium for
analog and digital broadcast and on-demand
multimedia offerings, thus providing an unusual
opportunity to experiment with new methods of
distribution and interaction on a global basis.
15Megaconferences for Health Sciences
16COPD Megaconference
- Prous Science http//www.prous.com/
17The CORN Model
18California Orthopaedic Research Network
- Goal to enable lifelong learning for orthopedic
surgeons - Requires high speed networks for real time
streaming of live surgeries - Network as a teaching aid
19xORN Model
- Will be applied to fit strengths of the region -
Nanotech, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer,
Radiology, - Will also be applied to Non-Medical Domains
Egyptology, Archeology, - Is about building communities and networks and
bridging technologists and doctors/faculty
20EastORN Reach
- MA Goddard Gigapop and NOX
- WPI, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis,
Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, UConn, U.
Maine, U. Mass, Amherst, UNH, URI, U. Vermont,
Yale, - NY Nysernet
- Columbia, NYU, Weill Medical College of Cornell,
Rockefeller Univ., Syracuse, U. Rochester,
Cornell, SUNY Stony Brook, - PA MAGPI, PSC
- Penn, Princeton, Rutgers, UMDNJ, Temple, Fox
Chase Cancer Center, CHOP, TJU, JJ, CMU, Penn
State, PSC, U. Pittsburgh, West Virginia
University, - Ohio OARnet
- Bowling Green, Case Western, Cleveland, Kent
State, Ohio U, Ohio State, U. Akron, U.
Cincinnati, U. Toledo, Wright State U, - MD MAX
- NIH, NLM, NSF, SURA, George Washington,
Georgetown, HHMI, Catholic University of America,
NSF,
(MA)
(CT)
MAGPI
(NJ)
(RI)
(DE)
MAX
MAX (Washington DC)
21EastORN Next Steps
- Spreading the EastORN message
- Working to form the people network of interested
players from - GigaPoPs
- Medical Schools
- Hospitals
- Professional Associations
- Seeking cooperation of Eastern Orthopaedic
Association and other regional orthopaedic
associations (Phila. Orthopaedic Association,
etc.) - Taking inventory of regional expertise and tools
and existing networks
22URLs
- www.internet2.edu/
- www.magpi.net/
- www.health.internet2.edu/
- www.researchchannel.org
- www.prous.com/
23QA Thank You
jmacdoug_at_magpi.net