Infertility

Ideas for a Research Network

These were the original ideas for a fertility related research network:

Plan

Divide up ideas into components

Build concept scaffolding / framework - identify existing code, and customize to resemble the goal of the research network

At this point, a project management package would be the closest package. We should try to set one up and see how it performs.

Install active collab, mediawiki, and wordpress for a domain.

Initial Concept Components

  • BASIC: Member administration, profiles, discussion groups, etc.
  • COMPLEX: Project Management - what is a research project? Hypothesis, data collection, data analysis.
  • COMPLEX: Social networking, web of trust, etc.

Opening Page

  • Member Sign-In / Sign-Up
  • Discussion Groups
  • Open Projects
  • Member Directory
  • Researchers Actively Seeking Projects
  • Search

Industry Projects

  • Latest Publications
  • In the news

Discussion Groups

IVF

  • Single
  • Embryo Grading
  • PGD

Menopause

  • HRT

POF (Premature Ovarian Failure)

Project Page

  • “Title”
  • Project Founder

Participants and Criteria for Participation

  • Data - spreadsheet / database
  • IRB Forms - legal

New Project

  • Hypothesis
  • Create Spreadsheet
  • Choose Participants
  • Submit IRB Approval

Member sign-up

  • Submit CV
  • Personal Info
  • Interests

Join A Project

  • Apply to project - submit CV, explain intent, agreement
  • View Application

Select Participants

Only viewable by founder

  • Announce project (public / private)
  • View applicants

Notes

  • Social network - people currently / previously worked together
  • Degrees of separation
  • Web of trust
  • Approval
  • Sponsors for the network in general or for specific projects