The Biostatistics Core provides long-term collaborative support to established programs of research at theCenter, and short-term consulting services. The work of the Core enhances the scientific objectives of theCenter's research programs by providing expertise on study design and statistical analysis. The field ofbiostatistics is devoted to developing an understanding of the appropriate ways to derive scientific inferencesfrom quantitative data, and to developing methods for achieving this aim. Our staff is highly trained in thisfield and were all recruited after extensive national searches. The Facility consists of 16 doctoral-levelfaculty biostatisticians, assisted by 8 masters-level biostatisticians, and a team of programming andadministrative staff. The doctoral-level biostatisticians in the Facility have broad, collective experience in allof the specialized areas of statistical techniques that are pertinent to contemporary cancer research,including clinical trials methodology, actuarial techniques, epidemiologic methods, analysis of genomicsdata, statistical genetics, methods for diagnostic medicine, evidence-based medicine and psychometricmethods. Cost recovery is achieved primarily through involvement of the Facility members and staff asfunded co-investigators on NIH grants. By providing a valid framework for the design, conduct and analysisof scientific studies, the Core contributes to scientific quality and promotes interdisciplinary research.
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