Onboarding

Getting Access

BioHPC access is for Department of Biology employees and is organized through Project Spaces owned by approved Department of Biology Principal Investigators. Users first request a BioHPC User Account and then, after the account has been created, request membership of one or more Project Spaces connected to their research activities.

PI RegistrationRegister PI

Project Space RequestCreate shared project area

User Account RequestCreate BioHPC account

Membership RequestJoin Project Space

PI ApprovalApprove membership

Access workflow

PI registration

The Principal Investigator registers with BioHPC and provides information required for onboarding.

BioHPC onboarding review

BioHPC reviews the registration request and confirms that the request is for Department of Biology employees within the current service scope.

Project Space request

The approved Department of Biology PI requests one or more Project Spaces for specific research activities.

Step 1: User account request

Department of Biology employees request a BioHPC User Account. User account creation alone does not provide access to project storage or analyses.

Step 2: Project membership request

After the BioHPC account has been created, registered users apply for membership of one or more Project Spaces.

PI / delegate approval

The Project Space owner, either the PI or an authorized delegate, reviews and approves membership requests.

Fully operational

Users become fully operational after their BioHPC account has been created and they have been approved for at least one Project Space.

Which form do I need?

I am...	Use this form
Principal Investigator registering with BioHPC	PI Registration
Principal Investigator requesting a new Project Space	Project Space Request
Department of Biology employee, employed student, PhD student, postdoc, researcher, or Technical Contact needing a BioHPC account	User Account Request
Registered BioHPC user joining an approved Project Space	Project Membership Request

Request forms

BioHPC user onboarding has two user steps: request a BioHPC User Account, then apply for membership of at least one Project Space after the account has been created.

PI Registration Project Space Request User Account Request Apply for Project Membership

Project Space Membership

Once your BioHPC account has been created, you can apply for membership of one or more BioHPC Project Spaces. Select your BioHPC user record together with the Project Space you wish to join. Your request will be forwarded to the Project Space owner for approval.

Only registered BioHPC users can apply for Project Space membership. Every user must belong to at least one Project Space before they can store data or run analyses.

Apply for Project Membership

Additional Information

Technical Contacts

Principal Investigators may designate one or more Technical Contacts, such as bioinformaticians, research software engineers, or laboratory staff.

Technical Contacts can assist with onboarding, membership approvals, and routine administration while the PI remains the responsible owner of the Project Space.

Computerome migrations

Department of Biology employee research groups migrating from Computerome can receive assistance with Project Space setup, onboarding, user migration, and data transfer to BioHPC.

Planning a migration?

Submit the relevant Airtable request form when you are ready, and contact BioHPC if you need help coordinating data transfer, user migration, or onboarding.

Questions before applying?

If you are unsure whether BioHPC is suitable for your Department of Biology employee project, have questions about onboarding, Project Spaces, shared compute access, or migration from Computerome, please contact the BioHPC team.