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RADx® Data Hub

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Request Data Access
Requirements
Figure 1: Request Data Access Flow Chart

The RADx Data Hub requires eRA Commons authentication and dbGaP authorization to access controlled data. Data requestors must have an eRA Commons (or NIH login) account with PI status to submit a request. Non-PIs must have a PI submit a request in dbGaP on their behalf. Once the PI is granted data access, the PI can grant team members access by logging into dbGaP and adding them as a downloader.

Important Notes:

  • Your eRA* or NIH Login used for dbGaP must match your RADx Data Hub login
    • Users should use an eRA account, if possible
  • Non-PIs must have an eRA account to be added as a data downloader

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Requesting Access to Studies

To gain study data access, including harmonized and non-harmonized data files, PIs must request dbGaP access. To do so:

  1. Log into the RADx Data Hub using your dbGaP eRA or NIH Login.
  2. Locate a study through the Study Explorer, and click on the Study Name to view the Study Overview page.
    3. Figure 2: Study Name in Study Explorer
    Note: To request access to more than one study, record the dbGaP Study Accession of each study. Later, you will search for and add the dbGaP Study Accession IDs of interest in dbGaP.
  3. Click on the dbGaP Study Accession link in the Study Info box on the Study Overview page. This will bring you to the dbGaP Study Overview page.
    4. Figure 3: dbGaP Study Accession in Study Overview

  4. In dbGaP, submit a data access request for the study(ies). Use the Important Links and Information section in dbGaP for guidance to request study access.
    5. Note: To request access to more than one study, add datasets by navigating to the “Choose Datasets” tab of the Project Request, and type in the dbGaP Study Accession IDs for each study individually.
    Figure 4: dbGaP Request Page

  5. Once you receive a study access confirmation email from dbGaP, return to the RADx Data Hub. Login using the same eRA or NIH Login as for dbGaP, and navigate to the My Approved Data tab.
    6. Figure 5: My Approved Data Tab

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Adding Downloaders

Downloaders must meet the following requirements prior to the PI adding them as a downloader.

  • Have an eRA Commons account
  • Have logged into dbGaP at least once

After you are granted data access, the PI (data request submitter) must log back into dbGaP and:

  1. Navigate to the Downloaders tab under Authorized Access
    2. Figure 6: dbGaP Downloaders Page

  2. Use the First and Last name boxes to search for the downloader
  3. Select a team member's name, and add them to the project using Set Downloader
    4. Figure 7: Set Downloader in dbGaP

After the PI adds a team member as a downloader, the team member will receive a welcome email from dbGaP. Then, the team member can login into the RADx Data Hub using the same dbGaP eRA account as in dbGaP, and navigate to the My Approved Data tab.

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