Scientific/Technical Core

科学和技术核心(SC)旨在促进人口健康方面的创新和有影响力的研究 并通过这样做，提高附属公司在所有职业阶段对外部资金的竞争力，但特别是 为初级学者准备的。安全理事会通过提供对最先进的基础设施、培训、 和咨询。基础架构涉及对核心计算服务的访问(例如，软件、RedCap 调查)、定制架构以满足多个分支机构表达的需求(例如Secure Postgres 数据库服务器)、对高性能/分布式计算的访问以及对西北联邦 统计研究数据中心和UW数据协作，它提供访问创新的、 虚拟环境中的敏感数据。该中心亦设有现代化的生物人口学实验室设施。 研究并计划大幅扩大产能，作为此次更新的一部分。培训由研讨会组成 通过Zoom和CSDE的YouTube频道向更广泛的社区提供。专家咨询是 (1)数据管理、安全性和再现性；(2)统计人口学；(3)生物人口学； 和(4)空间人口学，在这次更新中提议大幅扩大计算方面的专门知识 人口学和调查方法，同时进一步深化在生物人口学方面的实力。该委员会亦 与开发核心(DC)协调，确保支持和专业知识与正在进行的DC相匹配 计划，特别是针对初级附属公司的计划。

The Scientific and Technical Core (SC) aims to catalyze innovative, impactful research in population health and, in doing so, increase affiliates’ competitiveness for external funding at all career stages, but in particular for junior scholars. The SC achieves this goal by providing access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, training, and consultation. Infrastructure involves access to core computing services (e.g. software, REDCap for surveys), custom-build architectures to meet needs expressed by multiple affiliates (e.g. secure postgres database servers), access to high performance/distributed computing, and support for the Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center and The UW Data Collaborative, which provides access to innovative, sensitive data in a virtual environment. The SC also maintains modern laboratory facilities for biodemography research and plans to substantially expand capacity as part of this renewal. Training consists of workshops made available to the broader community via Zoom and CSDE’s YouTube channel. Expert consultation is available in (i) data management, security and reproducibility, (ii) statistical demography, (iii) biodemography, and (iv) spatial demography, with a proposal in this renewal to substantially expand expertise in computational demography and survey methodology, while further deepening strength in biodemography. The SC also coordinates with the Development Core (DC) to ensure support and expertise match with ongoing DC programs, particularly for junior affiliates.