Division of Biostatistics Annual Report for 2004 and 2005

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Division of BiostatisticsAnnual Report for 2004
and 2005

• October 6, 2006

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Mission

• Develop new statistical and bioinformatic
  methodologies,
• Collaborate with researchers outside of
  Biostatistics,
• Provide instruction in beginning and intermediate
  applied statistics and bioinformatics,
• Provide statistical consulting and grant
  preparation assistance services.

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Basics

• Two subdivisions Biostatistical Consulting
  Unit, Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular
  Biostatistics
• 12 faculty
• 7 staff
• 10 courses

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Productivity - Research

• 29 methodological publications (20042005)
• 134 collaborative publications (20042005)
• 9 grants or contracts focusing on methodology
  active in 2005
• 96 grants as co-investigator or collaborator
  active in 2005
• Peter Bacchetti elected Fellow of the American
  Statistical Association in 2004.

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Productivity - Teaching

• Introductory courses (Biostat 183 and 187) enroll
  about 150 students per year.
• Our intermediate sequence, Biostat 208-209,
  taught primarily to the ATCR and MCR students,
  now enrolls 50 students.
• Vittinghoff, Glidden, Shiboski and McCulloch
  published a book for Biostat 208-209 (Springer,
  2005).
• New courses BMI 209 Statistical analysis of
  microarray data, Biostat 200 Intro biostats for
  TICR and MCR students.

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Productivity - Service

• Biostatistical Consulting Unit (Peter Bacchetti,
  Director)
• 332 brief consultations (20042005)
• 284 paid projects (20042005)
• Hired new Associate Director, Barbara Grimes, PhD
• Grant development assistance
• 130 grants (20042005)

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Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular
Biostatistics

• New course BMI 209 Statistical analysis of
  microarray data,
• New postdoctoral associate Yuanyuan Xiao, PhD.
• More detailed report later in the year, from Mark
  Segal, Director.

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Future Plans

• Revitalized seminar series Mitch Gail will be
  visiting in the Spring,
• Co-sponsor a small workshop on adaptive trial
  design,
• Revamp both services and teaching curriculum as
  CTSI develops.