Mrs. Fatima Mncube-Barnes
Joins CRC as Bioinformatician

Fatima Mncube-Barnes, Ed. M. has joined the Clinical Research Center as a Bioinformatician. Mrs. Mncube-Barnes who is an information technology expert and a specialist in data management; including data capture, tracking, cleaning, edits, and storage, will conduct strategic data analysis individually or with guidance from investigators or statisticians.

The role of the Bioinformatician at Clinical Research Center (CRC) is to provide leadership in research data management and information technology as well as to address emergent health concerns in underserved/underrepresented communities. Mrs. Mncube-Barnes became the Bioinformatician of the Meharry Medical College Clinical Research Center in December 2006.

Education

Ed.D. student – Curriculum & Instruction (Current)                       
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Certificate – Public Health Informatics (Current)
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois

Master of Education in Educational Technology (2000)                      
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Behavior & Management (1997)    
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Secondary Teachers Certificate (1978)               
Amanzimtoti Training College
Durban, South Africa

Technical Expertise and Academic Preparation

Informatics Services

• Bioinformation Educational Programs and Courses;
• Data Management Software Applications and Training;
• Develop Custom Database, Implementation and Improvement
• Support departments by acquiring data from State Health Departments and collaboratively with statisticians and investigators develop analysis plans;
• Design and maintain functional links and interfaces with faculty, departments internal and external information sources;
• Understand, analyze, propose and translate into IT functional requirements strategic information data and database needs for analysis, reporting, presentation etc.;
• Supervise, train and mentor junior staff;
• Ensure the ready availability of updated, reliable and appropriately structured data for analysis, reporting and routine functions;
• Interface with the IS developers to produce systems and IT solutions to manage the above