Infrastructure

IDOR is located in its own headquarters, in Rio de Janeiro, with a physical area that houses researcher and administration offices, an amphitheater of 90 seats equipped with multimedia resources, a library with a small collection, computers for students to use with access to CAPES site, a Molecular Biology and Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory, a Diagnostic and Imaging Research Center, and the Center for Applied Neuropsychology (CNA), which has a multidisciplinary team and is one of the largest neuropsychological research clinics in the country, receiving patients referred from several cities and states.
IDOR also has a technical support staff to conduct research, hired by IDOR or sponsored by the projects, in the following categories: research assistants, physicists, radiologists, biochemists, engineers, biostatisticians and computer technicians.
 
Laboratories:

  • IDOR’s researchers have access to the diagnostic and therapeutic facilities of Rede D'Or São Luiz health organization, which include a modern technological park, imaging equipment and laboratory infrastructure.
  • The Molecular Biology and Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory, with more than 250 m² of grounds and equipped through a partnership with UFRJ, was inaugurated in 2014, in a building adjacent to IDOR, and includes: two cellular culture laboratories, one of which is equipped with robotic pipetting and drug screening system - cell::explorer -, coupled with a High Content Screening Operetta equipment; a GMP laboratory for cell therapy clinical trials; a Molecular Biology area; a Microbiology area; Microscopy equipped with confocal microscope (Leica) and electrophysiology system (patch clamp), gases, generator and power infrastructure redundancies. The strategy for the next five years of the Laboratory is: clean room operation areas for cGMP cultivation and production of stem cells for clinical trials and therapeutic applications; knowledge generation and molecular biology equipment infrastructure; development of a cellular reprogramming platform for drug screening.
  • Rede D'Or São Luiz health organization and IDOR’s Diagnostic and Imaging Research Center – adjacent to IDOR, the center has two high-field (3 Tesla) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners, a Computed Tomography scan and a PET CT scan used, mainly, for conducting research projects.
  • The recent construction of oncology units phase 1 and 2, are important to support research lines in this area.
  • The structuring of a tumors bank and biobank is being implemented.
  • The expansions of the neurology and neurorehabilitation Ambulatory Care Units, along with Applied Neuropsychology Center (CNA), form an important clinical support complex for neuroscience research.
  • Training and Education Center (CET-IDOR) – a building adjacent to IDOR with eleven realistic simulation laboratories (surgery, trauma and intensive medicine), two classrooms (25 seats each) and an auditorium with 80 seats. It is an IDOR’s sector that supports post-graduate education activities and high-level professional training.
  • Since 2012, IDOR has established a Technological Innovation Nucleus (NIT-IDOR), in accordance with the Innovation Law (Law No. 10,973, dated December 2, 2004). NIT-IDOR prospects innovation projects in IDOR and in Rede D'Or São Luiz health organization, being responsible for analysis and filing of patents and software registrations, in addition to coordinating the establishment of R&D contracts in accordance with the Open Innovation guidelines and development contracts.
  • IDOR is accredited at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) to import goods directed to scientific and technological research, with the benefits provided by Law No. 8.010/90, as amended by Law No. 10.964/2004. The Certificate of Accreditation at CNPq No. 900.1211/2014 endows IDOR with the right to directly import, with Manufactured Products Tax (IPI) and import tax exemption, machinery, equipment, apparatus and instruments, as well as its parts and spare parts, accessories, raw materials and intermediate products for scientific and technological research.

Informatics Resources:

  • The D'Or Institute for Research and Education has advanced technology for data processing, using clustered servers, process distribution tools and a state-of-the-art data storage system, as well as a powerful tool for project management, internally developed by the staff. It offers a large number of workstations, with high speed internet access, for researchers and students.
  • Clinical Research Platform, structured for study and data management, with the contribution of statisticians and data managers. This platform is based on the Red Cap system, which is a secure web application, developed by the University of Vanderbilt, for building and managing online surveys and databases.
  • Registration at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), under No. 137820, of a brain states decoding software, entitled FRIEND, used at IDOR and distributed as open-source license - following the guidelines of the Creative Commons - to the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • IDOR has a contract with Scire-COPPE/UFRJ for an account at ATRIO platform that provides operational and management support services to the Postgraduate Program, including a web portal for public disclosure of its activities.
  • IDOR’s communication sector uses various social networking sites like YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, in addition to being responsible for internal and external disclosure of Calls, courses, lectures and events, among other activities

 Library:

  • CAPES web portal, a library with small collection and access to the libraries of partner institutions. IDOR has a general and formal agreement with UFRJ’s Rectory for academic cooperation and technical, scientific and cultural exchange.

Additional Information:

Some aspects related to the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) deserve special mention since they are associated with the modus operandi of the Program and act as facilitators of good scientific practices:

  • scientific maturity of its researchers attested by the high-quality scientific production, by the sponsoring of their projects by national and international agencies and by the partnership initiatives for development and innovation with academic institutions and also with the industrial area;
  • Easy access to the hospital facilities of Rede D'Or São Luiz health organization and its advanced diagnostic and therapeutic resources;
  • The newly inaugurated Molecular Biology and Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory which incorporates a high-tech robotic technology and apparatus;
  • The creation of a Clinical Research Platform, structured to studies and data management, with the participation of statisticians and data managers. This platform is based on the Red Cap system, which is a secure web application, developed by the University of Vanderbilt, for building and managing online surveys and databases;
  • Registration at the Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), under No. 137820, of a brain states decoding software, entitled FRIEND (interface image of FRIEND below), used in IDOR and distributed as open-source license - following the guidelines of the Creative Commons - to the University of Oxford, United Kingdom;
  • a public-private unique partnership with FAPERJ through a Call (2014) in the amount of 10 million BRL (5 million from IDOR and 5 million from FAPERJ) for funding clinical and translational research in Rio de Janeiro, resulting in the creation of a Human Research Imaging Center derived from synergistic actions among various research groups;
  • a robust international connection with noteworthy scientific leaderships in basic and applied research, resulting in collaborative projects, publishing articles as co-authors and high mobility of researchers and students among institutions, including NIH-USA, Pittsburgh University, USA, Manchester University - UK and King's College, UK;
  • the commitment with the internationalization of the Institute's scientific activities, prioritizing the search for talents, the identification of new sectors and challenges, and the creation of performance and quality indicators that allow equivalence with institutions and programs of excellence abroad;
  • IDOR, given its characteristics, is attracting young researchers, especially  postdoctoral researchers, from the country and abroad, who wish to deepen their knowledge and be exposed to an innovative scientific environment.
  • IDOR presents itself as a pioneering and distinguished institution that develops healthcare research, bringing together researchers from different fields, whose investigations are aligned with the Institute’s main areas of knowledge.

 

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