Biostatistics Shared Resource

生物统计学共享资源为范德比尔特-英格拉姆癌症中心项目、研究人员和参与者提供生物统计学方面的专业知识。在上一次竞争性续签时，该共享资源获得了“杰出”评级。生物统计共享资源主任和生物统计学家经常与调查人员联系，并与VICC研究项目和其他共享资源的负责人保持定期联系。此共享资源提供的功能包括： 1.为所有VICC调查人员提供研究设计、能量分析和样本量估计服务，以及审查所有实验室、动物、临床和预防研究，包括可行性评估； 2.合作资助VICC调查人员发起的研究工作，提供统计数据分析、结果解释以及撰写最终研究报告和手稿； 3.开发和评估用于试验设计和数据分析的统计方法和软件； 4.提供关系型数据库设计、数据录入、数据跟踪、表格、查询和报告，并为研究人员发起的临床试验或实验室研究维护用于信息存储和检索的计算机数据库； 5.与临床试验共享资源和癌症信息学共享资源合作，开发研究项目数据库，维持数据质量控制，确保及时获取数据；以及 6.通过研讨会、短期统计讲习班或统计方法个别会议，对VICC成员进行研究设计和数据分析方面的培训。 生物统计共享资源的工作人员已经并将继续与VICC调查人员密切合作，以确保生物统计共享资源提供最先进的统计支持。

The Biostatistics Shared Resource provides professional expertise in biostatistics for Vanderbilt-lngram Cancer Center projects, investigators, and participants. At the time of the last competitive renewal, this shared resource received an "Outstanding" rating. The Biostatistics Shared Resource director and biostatisticians are constantly available to investigators, and are in regular contact with the leaders of VICC research programs and other shared resources. Functions provided by this shared resource include: 1. To provide study design, power analysis, and sample size estimation services, as well as to review all laboratory, animal, clinical, and prevention studies, including a feasibility assessment, for all VICC investigators; 2. To collaborate in funded research efforts initiated by VICC investigators, providing statistical data analysis, interpretation of results, and the writing of final study reports and manuscripts; 3. To develop and evaluate statistical methods and software for experimental design and data analysis; 4. To provide relational database design, data entry, data tracking, forms, queries, and reports, and to maintain computer databases for information storage and retrieval for investigator-initiated clinical trials or laboratory studies; 5. To work with the Clinical Trials Shared Resource and Cancer Informatics Shared Resource in the development of research project databases, to maintain data quality control and ensure timely data capture; and 6. To train VICC members in research design and data analysis through seminars, short statistical workshops, or individual sessions on statistical methods. Biostatistics Shared Resource personnel have worked and will continue to work closely with VICC investigators to assure that the Biostatistics Shared Resource provides state-of-the-art statistical support.