Training in Environmental Health Biostatistics

描述(由申请人提供) 该计划的目标是培养统计学理论方面的博士后和博士后生物统计学家 以及适用于环境健康(EHS)的方法。通过生物统计学家、环境流行病学家和毒物学家之间的综合协作来实现这一目标，以提供：在制定统计方法方面具有丰富经验的生物统计学家的监督；与在人类和动物研究方面具有丰富经验的研究人员的互动；通过参加咨询项目和参加学术讨论会，在将统计方法应用于毒理学问题方面的实践经验；指导受训人员，以协助发展独立的学术生涯。培训：该培训计划是生物统计和计算生物学系(DBCB)、环境健康科学中心和公共卫生科学系之间的合作项目。DBCB提供统计学博士学位和生物统计学选修课。该部门的成立是为了促进生物统计学研究和与医学中心的研究人员合作，提供行政领导，并与流行病学家和毒物学家建立关键联系。受训人员将与一名生物统计学家作为主要讲师，一名环境卫生科学家作为次要共同发起人。环境健康科学生物统计学培训资助委员会将审查受训人员和计划的进展情况。实习生：博士前实习生将完成学士学位，主修数学、统计学，或主修理科，辅修数学或统计学。遴选的依据是学业成绩、GRE成绩和推荐。博士前实习生必须达到统计学博士学位的标准要求，外加生物统计学、流行病学和毒理学的额外课程。将授予三个博士前奖项，最长可达四年。博士后实习生必须完成统计学、数学或相关学科的博士学位，或接受过具有很强量化技能的基础科学培训。每名博士后实习生将报名参加适当的课程，参加研讨会，并与教师导师合作进行生物统计学研究和特定毒理学相关项目。该计划每年将支持一名博士后实习生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The Program's goal is to train pre-doctoral and postdoctoral biostatisticians in statistical theory and methods as applied to environmental health (EHS). This aim is addressed by an integrated collaboration between biostatisticians, environmental epidemiologists and toxicologists to provide: supervision by biostatisticians with extensive experience in the development of statistical methodology; interaction with researchers with extensive experience in human and animal studies; practical experience in the applications of statistical methodology to problems in toxicology by participating in consulting projects and attending colloquia; mentoring of trainees to assist in developing independent academic careers. Training: This Training Program is a collaboration between the Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (DBCB), the Environmental Health Sciences Center and the Department of Public Health Sciences. The DBCB offers a Ph.D. degree in Statistics with an option in Biostatistics. The Department, created to foster biostatistical research and collaboration with researchers in the Medical Center, provides the administrative leadership and the critical link with the epidemiologists and toxicologists. Trainees will be matched with a biostatistician as primary preceptor and an environmental health scientist as a secondary cosponsor. The Environmental Health Sciences Biostatistics Training Grant Committee will review the progress of the trainees and the program. Trainees: Pre-doctoral trainees will have completed a baccalaureate degree with a major in mathematics, statistics, or a science major with a strong minor in mathematics or statistics. Selection is based on academic record, GRE scores, and recommendations. Pre-doctoral trainees must fulfill the standard requirements for the Ph.D. degree in statistics plus additional courses in biostatistics, epidemiology and toxicology. Three pre-doctoral awards will be granted, for up to four years. Postdoctoral trainees must have completed a Ph.D. in statistics, mathematics or a related discipline, or have basic science training with strong quantitative skills Each postdoctoral trainee will enroll in appropriate courses, attend seminars, and work with faculty mentors on biostatistics research and specific toxicology related projects. One postdoctoral traineeship will be supported in each year of the program.