Abstract: The disclosure relates to a computer system for managing medical research data. The computer system may include a network interface connecting the computer system a plurality of data providers. The computer system may include a plurality of data adaptors, each data adaptor configured to communicate with one or more of the data providers to obtain data in a respective data format. The computer system may include a data processor configured to control processing resources based on a volume of data obtained from the plurality of data providers. The computer system may include a plurality of data converters executed by the processing resources, each data converter configured to convert the obtained data from a corresponding data adaptor in the respective data format to a common data format including first metadata based on the obtained data. The computer system may include a data repository for storing data in the common data format.