Training in Neurostatistics and Neuroepidemiology

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份继续支持哈佛公共卫生学院（HSPH）于2004年启动的神经统计学和神经流行病学培训计划的请求。赠款将通过生物统计部管理。它将涉及一个有成就的，经验丰富的，多学科的培训教师，包括10名初级培训师在HSPH和21名二级培训师在附属哈佛医院的积极参与。这些教师在HSPH和哈佛医学院的生物统计学和流行病学系任职。拟议的培训计划旨在满足神经系统疾病研究的两个迫切需求：需要训练有素的生物统计学家，他们了解并致力于神经科学和神经病学的研究;需要训练有素的神经学家，他们了解并致力于利用定量研究方法。为了满足这些关键需求，这笔赠款拟在生物统计学方面培训两名博士预科生和一名博士后学生，在流行病学方面培训一名博士后学生。生物统计学学员将在与神经系统疾病研究相关的领域发展方法学专业知识，包括生存分析，纵向研究，临床试验，功能磁共振成像分析和遗传研究，以及几种神经系统疾病及其伴随的测量和分析技术的实质性专业知识。流行病学培训生将是神经病学（或相关领域）的高素质医学博士专家。这些学员将发展流行病学和生物统计学方法的专业知识，使他们能够在临床和转化神经疾病研究中追求成功的学术生涯。学员将在该计划中至少学习两年。该计划将利用HSPH生物统计学和流行病学方法培训的强大传统，以及哈佛丰富多样的神经疾病研究资源。学员将完成生物统计学和流行病学方法的课程，他们将积极参与合作研究的经验，包括通过哈佛神经发现中心提供的许多机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a request for continuation of support for a training program in Neurostatistics and Neuroepidemiology launched in 2004 at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The grant will be administered through the Department of Biostatistics. It will involve active participation by an accomplished, experienced, and multidisciplinary training faculty, including 10 primary trainers at HSPH and 21 secondary trainers at the affiliated Harvard hospitals. These faculty members have appointments at the Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at HSPH and at Harvard Medical School. The proposed training program aims to serve two pressing needs in neurologic diseases research: the need for well-trained biostatisticians who have an understanding of and commitment to research in neuroscience and neurology and the need for highly trained neurologists who have an understanding of and commitment to utilization of quantitative research methods. To serve these critical needs, this grant proposes to train two pre-doctoral students and one post-doctoral student in biostatistics and one post-doctoral student in epidemiology. The biostatistics trainees will develop methodologic expertise in areas relevant to neurologic diseases research, including survival analysis, longitudinal studies, clinical trials, fMRI analysis, and genetic studies, and substantive expertise in several neurologic diseases and their accompanying measurement and analysis techniques. The epidemiology trainees will be highly qualified MD specialists in neurology (or related field). These trainees will develop expertise in epidemiologic and biostatistical methods, enabling them to pursue successful academic careers in clinical and translational neurologic diseases research. Trainees will spend a minimum of two years in the Program. The Program will capitalize on the strong tradition of training in biostatistical and epidemiologic methods at HSPH and on the rich and varied resources in neurologic diseases research available at Harvard. Trainees will complete coursework in biostatistical and epidemiologic methods and they will actively engage in collaborative research experiences, including many opportunities offered through the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center.