Training Program in Biostatistics at UTHSCH-SPH

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯大学休斯顿健康科学中心（UTHSCH）的生物统计学部门将通过加强生物统计学博士学位课程与人类遗传学中心之间的联系，建立生物统计学博士前培训。我们将利用公共卫生学院（SPH）、临床试验协调中心、人类遗传学中心、健康促进和预防研究中心、生物科学研究生院以及我们机构内其他实体提供的巨大机会。UTHSCH-SPH非常成功的跨学科研究项目，以及位于世界上最大的健康科学中心的位置，培养出了经过广泛训练的博士生物统计学家，他们在统计理论和方法之外至少有两个跨学科的专业知识，如生物学、遗传学、流行病学、临床试验和行为科学。鉴于最近生物研究的快速发展，对生物学和生物统计学方面受过杰出训练的研究人员的需求很高，这一点更为明显。生物统计学系清楚地认识到这一趋势，该培训计划旨在迎接21世纪生物统计学家的挑战，他们将站在研究的最前沿。此应用程序寻求支持的正式培训计划，在生物统计学的18名学员在五年期间的重点是统计遗传学。培训计划的目标是(1)在统计理论和方法，生物学，遗传学，临床，流行病学和行为科学方面提供深入的培训；(2)通过我们的教师，研讨会和期刊俱乐部提供接触和广泛的基础和临床研究的研究机会；保留和培养18名来自不同科学背景的生物统计学家博士，以及接受跨学科研究培训的少数族裔。（iv）为不同背景的学生建立一个共同兴趣的家园，将统计和计算方法应用于生物研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Division of Biostatistics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSCH) will establish a pre-doctoral training in Biostatistics, by strengthening the links between the PhD degree programs in Biostatistics and the Human Genetics center. We will use the immense opportunities afforded by the School of Public Health (SPH), the Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials, the Human Genetics Center, the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research and the Graduate School of Biological Sciences, among other entities within our institution. The UTHSCH-SPH's extremely successful interdisciplinary research programs and location within the world's largest health science center produces broadly trained PhD biostatisticians with interdisciplinary expertise in at least two additional areas beyond statistical theory and methodologies, such as biology, genetics, epidemiology, clinical trials and behavioral sciences. The demand for researchers with outstanding training in both biology and biostatistics is high and more evident given the recent rapid advances in biological research. The Division of Biostatistics clearly recognizes this trend and this training program is geared to meet the challenge of preparing 21st century biostatisticians who will be at the forefront of research. This application seeks support for a formal training program in Biostatistics of 18 trainees during the period of five years with a focus in statistical genetics. The objectives of the training program are (i) provide in-depth training in statistical theory and methodologies, and biology, genetics, clinical, epidemiological and behavioral sciences, (ii) provide exposure and a broad scope of research opportunities in basic and clinical studies by our faculty, seminars and journal clubs (iii) recruit, retain and graduate 18 PhD Biostatisticians from diverse scientific backgrounds as well as underrepresented minorities with interdisciplinary research training and (iv) establish a home for students of diverse backgrounds with the common interest to apply statistical and computational approach to biological research.