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Welcome to your centralized hub for regulated research data computing at Yale.

This website provides information on Yale’s purpose-built, HIPAA- and NIST 800-171-compliant computational platforms as well as compliance and technical support for researchers working with regulated data.

Securing sensitive data is foundational to modern research. From human subject data and genomic sequences to proprietary algorithms and AI model outputs, research increasingly involves assets that fall under complex regulated, contractual, or ethical protections.

Yale offers a range of managed compute and storage solutions specifically designed to address this challenge, supporting projects that require HIPAA or NIST 800-171 compliance.

Key Elements of Your Regulated Research Data Journey 

  • Compliance

    Understand internal and external policies, security standards, and obligations pertinent to your regulated research project.

  • Computing

    Choose one of Yale’s purpose-built, compliant computing platforms that’s right for working with your regulated data.

  • Training

    Complete the compliance and cybersecurity training, mandatory for Hopper and Spinup Plus users. CAS login required.

  • Access

    Submit the details of your project to request access to the regulated computing platform you plan to use.

  • Help

    Find expert assistance with your compliance questions, platform selection, and the transfer, computing, and storage of your regulated data.

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With secure environments, we remove the burden of technological compliance from individual researchers and labs. That allows them to focus on the science.

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Jason Alexander, Security Engineer, Information Security Office at ITS