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Informatics Innovation (I2) Lab


I2 Lab

Informatics Innovation Lab

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), created The Informatics Innovation (I2) Lab in response to increased demand for informatics-related assistance from the health industry and research partners. At the I2 Lab, graduate-level students, our world-renowned SBMI faculty and corporate and nonprofit partners collaborate to develop cutting-edge technology solutions to real-world informatics problems.

The Convergence of Multiple Disciplines
Mirroring the biomedical informatics field, the I2 Lab intersects with many disciplines and domains: medicine, biology, chemistry, computer science, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, bioengineering, psychology, and decision theory. The school brings together students and faculty from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common: they are all focused on data.

I2 Lab Features

  • Faculty-supervised teams of informatics graduate students engaged to work on real-world biomedical informatics challenges
  • An interdisciplinary approach to each challenge
  • Student/faculty/industry incubator space that fosters innovation in the field of informatics
  • Advice, guidance, and deliverables for health information technology companies, health service providers, and corporations
  • Opportunities for graduate students to complete a 16-week practicum experience for course credit that provides elegant solutions for I2 Lab sponsors

The I2 Value Proposition

    Representative deliverables for I2 Lab sponsors include:
  • Content analytics software modifications
  • Building or modifying applications for specific patient populations
  • Decision-making and work flow projects
  • Building quality of care delivery dashboards
  • Big data visualization projects
  • Mobile health projects
  • Data mining projects

The I2 Challenge

Join the I2 Lab research community by becoming an I2 Lab sponsor today. Sponsor fees paid to the school for the use of I2 resources start at $2,500 and increase based on a sliding scale depending on the type of organization and the size of the project.

For more information on becoming an I2 Lab sponsor, please contact:

Susan H. Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA
Associate Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
7000 Fannin | Suite 690 | Houston, Texas   77030
713 500 3591 tel | [email protected]