PASSIM

PASSIM (The Patient and Sample System for Information Management) manages collection, storage, and retrieval of data on research subjects and biomedical samples to support integrity and reproducibility in biomedical studies.

Key Features:

• Confidentiality assurance: Maintains a separation between anonymized sample information and individual subject records to preserve confidentiality while enabling linked analyses.
• Customizability: Uses a generic structure that can be customized to meet the specific data requirements of diverse biomedical studies.
• User management: Supports definition of user groups and assignment of privileges to control access to sample and subject data.

Scientific Applications:

• Large-scale collaborative studies: Organizes and links subject and sample metadata across sites for international and multi-center projects.
• Data integration for reproducibility: Links sample metadata with experimental results to enhance data integrity and reproducibility of research findings.

Methodology:

Implements a web-based data management approach that separates anonymized sample information from individual subject records and integrates sample and subject data within a single platform.