This 5 year program is designed to continue to train predoctoral (PhD) students in statistical genomics with the major emphasis in cancer genomics. The goal is to train biostatisticians in the biology, etiology, and genetics of cancer, as well as to train them to conduct state-of-the-art biostatistical methodologic research relevant to the genomics of cancer as well as in related areas of genomics. The goal is to also produce biostatisticians who can collaborate with other scientific researchers and oncologists on research issues related to genomics and cancer. The typical predoctoral trainee will be a college graduate or master's level graduate with an excellent academic record appropriate for this training area. Funding is requested for the support of 5 predoctoral trainees. The Department of Biostatistics at UNC is one of the largest in the world, and has highly qualified personnel and the available facilities to provide the most comprehensive predoctoral and postdoctoral training in this research area. Several members from the Department of Genetics and the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) program will be deeply involved in all phases of this training program and will play an integral role in this training program.

Public Health Relevance

This training grant clearly has major relevance in public health as it is designed to train the next wave of biostatistical researchers in cancer genomics, which is one of the largest and growing areas of biomedical research, in which the demand for well trained biostatistical researchers is much greater than the supply.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32CA106209-14
Application #
9747796
Study Section
Subcommittee I - Transistion to Independence (NCI)
Program Officer
Damico, Mark W
Project Start
2004-05-01
Project End
2021-07-31
Budget Start
2019-08-01
Budget End
2020-07-31
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599
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