Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core

生物统计学和生物信息学核心，现在在其连续资助的第20个年头，收到了一个'优秀' 2005年的评级。现有的核心支持IDDRC研究人员在实验设计和生物统计 分析来自传统来源的数据，以及使用基因组和功能基因组数据的研究。 生物信息学的支持对我们的用户越来越重要。拟议的核心保留了我们现有的 生物统计学和统计遗传学的优势，同时加强对生物信息学的支持。期间 在当前的资助周期中，核心主任Avital Cnaan博士被调到儿童国家医疗中心 而生物统计学家大卫谢拉博士则在制药行业任职。玛丽·普特医生 2006年担任主任，继续1999年开始担任副主任的IDDRC富有成效的历史。博士 统计遗传学家玛塞拉德沃托和生物统计学家彼得·杨博士被招募加入核心。 提议的更新增加了彼得白色博士作为共同主任。白色博士，谁是全国知名的工作， 基因组学和生物信息学，指导中心生物医学信息学（CBMi）在CHOP。与 基因组学在基础科学和临床研究中的巨大增长， 费城和宾夕法尼亚大学，我们的新的努力，这一更新的重点是加强 支持基因组学和功能基因组学研究，特别是生物信息学。

The Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, now in its 20th year of continuous funding, received an 'outstanding' rating in 2005. The existing Core supports IDDRC researchers in experimental design and biostatistical analysis of data from traditional sources, as well as studies that use genomic and functional genomic data. Support for bioinformatics is increasingly important for our users. The proposed Core retains our existing strengths in biostatistics and statistical genetics while strengthening support for bioinformatics. During the current funding cycle, Dr. Avital Cnaan, the Core Director, relocated to Children's National Medical Center while Dr. David Shera, a biostatistician, took a position with the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Mary Putt became Director in 2006, continuing a productive history with the IDDRC that began as Associate Director in 1999. Dr. Marcella Devoto, a statistical geneticist, and Dr. Peter Yang, a biostatistician, were recruited to join the Core. The proposed renewal adds Dr. Peter White as co-director. Dr. White, who is nationally known for his work in genomics and bioinformatics, directs the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMi) at CHOP. With the tremendous growth of genomics in both basic science and clinical research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, our new efforts for this renewal focus on strengthening support for genomic and functional genomics studies, particularly bioinformatics.