Biostatistics Consultation and Education (Core E)

• General Biostatistical Support

  Core E personnel work directly with investigators and their trainees to help them solve statistical and methodological problems. Consultations cover a broad range of topics, including:

  • Grant applications
  • Article submissions
  • Analysis plans
  • Training
  • Data organizations
  • Pre-processing of data
  • Interpretation of results

• Domain-Specific Consultation

  Core E personnel provide domain-specific assistance, for example:

  • Genetic/genomic analyses
  • Neuroimaging or psychophysiology data analysis
  • Epidemiologic and health policy studies

  Training and Education Series

  A major objective of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics services is training and education in methods, ranging from basic to cutting edge.

  The series generally consists of three types of lectures:

  • Primer Lectures
    Introduce researchers to a topic at a basic level, assuming little prior knowledge. Primers serve as a refresher course, or an introduction into a new area.
  • Intermediate Lectures
    Target researchers with backgrounds in an area, or who attended an entry-level lecture in the area.
  • Partners Lectures
    Combine a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher with a Core biostatistical consultant. The researcher introduces the research problem, and the statistician presents a primer about an advanced statistical model and the results it produces. The researcher finishes with conclusions.

  IDD-Reads Grant

  Facilitate collaboration between IDD research and data science community.

Contact: Hakmook Kang, Ph.D.