Training Program in Biostatistics at UTHSCH-SPH

描述（由申请人提供）：在得克萨斯州健康科学中心在休斯敦（UTHSCH）的大学生物统计学部将建立一个生物统计学博士前培训，通过加强生物统计学博士学位课程和人类遗传学中心之间的联系。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。UTHSCH-SPH非常成功的跨学科研究项目和世界上最大的健康科学中心内的位置产生了训练有素的博士生物统计学家，他们在统计理论和方法之外的至少两个其他领域具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迅速发展，对在生物学和生物统计学方面受过出色培训的研究人员的需求很高，而且更加明显。生物统计学司清楚地认识到这一趋势，这个培训计划是面向迎接准备谁将在研究的前沿21世纪生物统计学家的挑战。该申请寻求支持在生物统计学的正式培训计划的18名学员在五年期间，重点在统计遗传学。培训计划的目标是（i）提供统计理论和方法，生物学，遗传学，临床，流行病学和行为科学的深入培训，（ii）通过我们的教师，研讨会和期刊俱乐部提供基础和临床研究的曝光和广泛的研究机会（iii）招募，保留和毕业18博士生物统计学家来自不同的科学背景，以及代表性不足的少数民族与跨学科的研究培训和（iv）为不同背景的学生建立一个家，共同感兴趣的是将统计和计算方法应用于生物研究。

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.