The Biostatistics Resource is a new resource that arose from existing successful programs in theBiostatistics, Informatics, and Data Management Section of the Breast Center, and in the BioinformaticsResource of the Prostate SPORE. This BCMCC Resource currently comprises three PhD faculty, one MSfaculty, and three MS staff biostatisticians. The Resource is already well-integrated into the Cancer Center,providing support to investigators in every Program during the last year and coauthoring 22 peer-reviewedpublications with Cancer Center investigators. More than 70% of the current personnel budget for theResource was covered by charge-backs on peer-reviewed funding.The Biostatistics Resource is led by Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Ph.D., who has extensive experience inorganizing and providing biostatistical and data management support for both cancer clinical trials and basicresearch studies. The primary purpose of the Resource is to support the research efforts of the CancerCenter through collaboration on biostatistical aspects of design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation ofclinical and basic science studies. This will be accomplished by providing biostatistical assistanceincluding general consultation, experimental design, assistance with conduct of clinical trials, statisticalanalysis, methodologic development, and interpretation; education and training; statistical review forPRMS; and consultation on database development. In order to truly fulfill this purpose, the Resource willhave to expand. We will first recruit additional faculty with expertise in clinical trials in order to meet thepressing and immediate need in this area. Subsequent recruits will address unmet needs in more basic andgenomic studies. We are also reaching out to other quantitative scientists within the College who havespecial expertise that may benefit Cancer Center investigators. In this way the Resource will provide CancerCenter investigators with strong, broad-based biostatistical expertise.
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