FHS-BAP Data Core GitHub Repositories

The FHS-BAP Data Core GitHub Repositories are managed by the Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) and are a central hub for managing and sharing data collected as part of the Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP). Our mission is to advance Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research by ensuring the integrity, accessibility, and usability of valuable research data.

Our GitHub repositories contain essential tools and resources for researchers, including program codes to run program that perform important functions on data, as well as related files and documentation.

Websites hosted include the FHS-BAP Data Core Website, launched to share the information about FHS-data and foster collaboration in AD-related research. It contains more about the comprehensive data we manage, our collaborative efforts to understand the complex links between modifiable risk factors and cognitive decline, and how we support ongoing research projects aimed at enhancing our understanding of AD. Another important website is the FHS Brain Data Query System for efficient retrieval of relevant information for research projects focused on brain aging data and biospecimen availability.

Examples of program codes and documents include:

• SAS program scripts to generate FHS-BAP curated dataset format – allow users to create similar data structure and naming convention to that of the FHS-BAP curated datasets
• FHS-BAP Medication harmonization source code – allow users to create similar data structure and naming convention to that of the FHS-BAP harmonized medication datasets
• Slone ATC Harmonization Files –  used to harmonize the Slone Drug Dictionary with Framingham ATC Medication codes

FHS-BAP Data Tutorial presentations include:

• Kathy Kelley, Slone Drug Dictionary, Slone Epidemiology Center, Research Pharmacist, March 28, 2024
• Michael Cummings, Introduction to Medication Harmonization, FHS-BAP Data Core, March 28, 2024
• Michael Cummings, Introduction to Framingham Heart Study Data, FHS-BAP Data Core, February 20, 2024
• Xavier Serrano, BROC Data Query Tutorial, FHS-BAP Data Core, October 25, 2023