Training Grant Program in Biostatistics at UTHSC - SPH

描述(由申请人提供)：德克萨斯大学公共卫生学院(UTSPH)生物统计学分部寻求继续其生物统计学培训计划。培训计划的任务是招募、留住并毕业于训练有素的学生。 博士生物统计学家，重点是培训来自不同科学背景的代表性不足的少数群体。我们计划的目标是为学员提供(I)统计理论和方法、生物学、遗传学和/或临床、流行病学和行为科学方面的深入培训；(Ii)接触基础和临床研究的广泛研究机会；(Iii)开展研究项目的经验；(Iv)教学经验；以及(V)发表和展示他们的工作的机会。我们将招收约6名目前在生物统计学专业学习的学生和3名一年级新入学的学生以及随后几年的3名新入学学生。学生将包括(I)以前没有接受过研究生培训但拥有统计学科学位的学生，他们可能需要3年的支持和额外的生物科学培训；以及(Ii)拥有生物统计学或相关学科或生物科学硕士学位的学生 具备已证明的量化技能，可能需要两年的支持。如果有空缺的培训资助职位，将与申请流行病学、具有很强的量化技能和对遗传学感兴趣的学生接洽，以确定他们是否有兴趣攻读生物统计学学位。学生将获得最长三年的资助，这取决于他们过去在生物统计学方面的教育水平。在五年的时间里，每年参与的学生不会超过9人。生物统计学以外的SPH分部提供课程作业，以增强其他分部的研究中心的培训经验和研究机会。我们正在加强与附近的德克萨斯大学MD安德森癌症中心、贝勒医学院和德克萨斯大学休斯顿临床与翻译科学中心的研究经验的机会，我们的院长目前是该中心的联合研究员。UTSPH极其成功的跨学科研究项目及其位于世界上最大的健康科学中心的位置，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专业知识，如生物学、遗传学、流行病学、临床试验和/或行为科学。鉴于最近生物学研究的快速发展，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。然而，全国普遍缺乏生物统计学家，特别是代表性不足的少数族裔生物统计学家。这一培训计划旨在迎接挑战，培养多样化的21世纪生物统计学家，他们将走在研究的前沿，并增加少数族裔在该行业的代表性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Division of Biostatistics in the University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH) seeks continuation of its training program in Biostatistics. The mission of the training program is to recruit, retain, and graduate well trained PhD Biostatisticians with an emphasis on training underrepresented minorities from diverse scientific backgrounds. The objectives of our program are to provide trainees with (i) in-depth training in statistical theory and methodologies, and biology, genetics, and/or clinical, epidemiologic, and behavioral sciences; (ii) exposure to a broad scope of research opportunities in basic and clinical studies; (iii) experience in conducting a research project; (iv) teaching experience; and (v) the opportunity to publish and present their work. We will recruit approximately 6 students currently in the Biostatistics program and 3 newly entering students in Year 1 and 3 newly entering students in subsequent years. Students will be a mix of (i) those who have no previous graduate training but have a degree in a statistical discipline and will likely require 3 years of support along with additional training in biological sciences and (ii) students with Master's degrees in Biostatistics or related discipline or in the biological sciences with demonstrated quantitative skills who will likely require two years of support. Students applying to Epidemiology with strong quantitative skills and an interest in genetics will be approached to determine their interest in pursuing a degree in Biostatistics if there are unfilled training grant positions available. Students will be funded for up to three years depending on their level of past education in Biostatistics. No more than 9 students will be participating per year over the five year period. The SPH Divisions outside of Biostatistics provide both coursework enhancing the training experience and research opportunities within the other Divisions' research centers. We are strengthening opportunities for research experiences with the near-by University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Texas Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences where our Dean is currently a co-investigator. The UTSPH's extremely successful interdisciplinary research programs and its location within the world's largest health science center produces broadly trained PhD biostatisticians with expertise in at least two additional areas beyond statistical theory and methodologies, such as biology, genetics, epidemiology, clinical trials and/or behavioral sciences. The demand for researchers with outstanding training in both biology and biostatistics is high given the recent rapid advances in biological research. Yet there is a national shortage of biostatisticians in general and of underrepresented minority biostatisticians in particular. This training program is geared to meet the challenge of preparing diverse 21st century biostatisticians who will be at the forefront of research and increasing minority representation in the profession.