Our Identity
Research Information Technology Systems (RITS), as part of the Cliical Research Office in the Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, implements functional and appropriate information technology for the Hopkins oncology community. RITS collaborates with Cancer Center investigators in the design and construction of data systems in support of clinical, translational, and laboratory research. RITS members build databases which integrate data from disparate sources.
Our Mission
To provide an integrated environment via hardware, software, and computational expertise to facilitate the aims of the researchers. The group provides database and web development, web site support, and server support for multiple programs and SPORES.
Projects
Core Values
Effectiveness
With fewer boundaries between users and the team responsible for turning their desires into reality, our applications are distinctly effective at delivering on the wants and needs of the end user.
Dependability
At RITS we have and will continue to support in the missions of our users, that means they need to be able to depend on us not only to create their application, but to upkeep it as well. Our team is responsible for the deployment, upkeep, and maintenance of fifty-three unique applications and counting.
Communication
Keeping in consistent contact with our users is just one way we help maintain our upstanding relationship with our users, but also how we ensure the applications we provide continue to meet their changing needs with time.