Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics Core

生物统计学和生物医学信息学核心（核心F）的主要目标是通过为埃默里CFAR研究人员提供最先进的生物统计学和生物医学信息学支持，加强统计科学和艾滋病毒/艾滋病相关研究的严谨性。核心F将通过以下四个具体目标确保专业质量的合作/咨询：（1）为埃默里CFAR研究人员提供基本的生物统计学，生物医学信息学和数据管理合作/咨询专业知识;（2）以差异化的方式扩大服务，以满足CFAR调查人员的各种需求，这将包括促进新的统计和生物医学信息学方法的发展，以满足埃默里大学CFAR研究社区提出的分析挑战;（3）促进CFAR调查人员的生物统计学和生物医学信息学教育和培训机会，（4）参与评估和战略规划，以改善CFAR调查人员的生物统计学和生物医学信息学支持。核心F资源的利用应通过确保将具体目标写成可检验的研究假设，并适当注意为每个主要和次要研究假设提供足够的统计功效，从而提高艾滋病毒/艾滋病相关研究的质量。在操作上，核心F在与翻译和临床CFAR研究人员的互动中产生协同作用和效率，基本上为他们提供无缝访问生物统计学和生物信息学系的教职员工和研究生。来自医学院和公共卫生学院的支持使CFAR调查人员能够充分利用Core Fs才华横溢的教师和训练有素的研究生的多功能性。核心F的独特之处在于支持艾滋病毒临床和生物学数据库框架的开发，以增强对跨学科艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究感兴趣的临床，转化和基础科学家之间的研究和合作机会。

The primary goal of the Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics Core (Core F) is to strengthen the statistical science and rigor of the HIV/AIDS-related research by providing state-of-the-art biostatistics and biomedical informatics support to Emory CFAR investigators. Core F will assure professional quality collaboration/consultation through the following four specific aims: (1) provide essential biostatistics, biomedical informatics and data management collaborative/consulting expertise to Emory CFAR investigators; (2) expand the services in a differentiated manner to meet the wide variety of needs of CFAR investigators, that will include fostering the development of new statistical and biomedical informatics methodology to meet the analytic challenges posed by the CFAR research community at Emory; (3) promote biostatistics and biomedical informatics education and training opportunities for CFAR investigators, and (4) engage in evaluation and strategic planning to improve the biostatistics and biomedical informatics support to CFAR investigators. Utilization of Core F resources should result in improved quality of HIV/AIDS-related research by making sure that the specific aims are written as testable research hypotheses with appropriate attention directed toward providing adequate statistical power for each of the primary and secondary research hypotheses. Operationally, Core F produces both synergy and efficiency in its interactions with both the translational and clinical CFAR investigators by basically providing them with seamless access to the faculty, staff and graduate students in Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. Support from the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health allows CFAR investigators to take full advantage of the versatility of Core Fs superbly talented faculty and well trained graduate students. Core F is uniquely posed to support the development of a framework for an HIV clinical and biological database for the purpose of enhancing research and collaboration opportunities between clinical, translational and basic scientists interested in interdisciplinary HIV/AIDS research.