Training Program in Biostatistics at UTHSCH-SPH

描述(申请人提供)：德克萨斯大学休斯顿健康科学中心(UTHSCH)生物统计学分部将通过加强生物统计学博士学位课程与人类遗传学中心之间的联系，建立生物统计学博士前培训。我们将利用公共卫生学院(SPH)、临床试验协调中心、人类遗传学中心、健康促进和预防研究中心以及生物科学研究生院等机构提供的巨大机会。威斯康星州立大学卫生与科学研究所的跨学科研究项目极为成功，位于世界最大的健康科学中心内，培养出了训练有素的博士生物统计学家，他们至少在统计学理论和方法之外的另外两个领域拥有跨学科的专业知识，如生物学、遗传学、流行病学、临床试验和行为科学。鉴于最近生物学研究的快速进展，对在生物学和生物统计学方面都有出色训练的研究人员的需求很高，而且更加明显。生物统计部门清楚地认识到了这一趋势，该培训计划是为了迎接挑战，培养处于研究前沿的21世纪生物统计学家。本申请寻求支持在五年期间对18名受训者进行生物统计学的正式培训计划，重点是统计遗传学。培训计划的目标是(I)提供统计理论和方法以及生物学、遗传学、临床、流行病学和行为科学方面的深入培训；(Ii)通过我们的教员、研讨会和期刊俱乐部在基础和临床研究方面提供机会和广泛的研究机会；(Iii)招聘、留住和毕业来自不同科学背景和代表性较低的少数民族的18名博士生物统计学家，进行跨学科研究培训；(Iv)为具有共同兴趣的不同背景的学生建立一个将统计和计算方法应用于生物研究的家园。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Division of Biostatistics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSCH) will establish a pre-doctoral training in Biostatistics, by strengthening the links between the PhD degree programs in Biostatistics and the Human Genetics center. We will use the immense opportunities afforded by the School of Public Health (SPH), the Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials, the Human Genetics Center, the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research and the Graduate School of Biological Sciences, among other entities within our institution. The UTHSCH-SPH's extremely successful interdisciplinary research programs and location within the world's largest health science center produces broadly trained PhD biostatisticians with interdisciplinary expertise in at least two additional areas beyond statistical theory and methodologies, such as biology, genetics, epidemiology, clinical trials and behavioral sciences. The demand for researchers with outstanding training in both biology and biostatistics is high and more evident given the recent rapid advances in biological research. The Division of Biostatistics clearly recognizes this trend and this training program is geared to meet the challenge of preparing 21st century biostatisticians who will be at the forefront of research. This application seeks support for a formal training program in Biostatistics of 18 trainees during the period of five years with a focus in statistical genetics. The objectives of the training program are (i) provide in-depth training in statistical theory and methodologies, and biology, genetics, clinical, epidemiological and behavioral sciences, (ii) provide exposure and a broad scope of research opportunities in basic and clinical studies by our faculty, seminars and journal clubs (iii) recruit, retain and graduate 18 PhD Biostatisticians from diverse scientific backgrounds as well as underrepresented minorities with interdisciplinary research training and (iv) establish a home for students of diverse backgrounds with the common interest to apply statistical and computational approach to biological research.