Core--Biostatistics

普渡大学植物中心主任Connie Weaver和伯明翰亚拉巴马大学副主任Stephen巴恩斯将共同领导生物统计核心。支助人员将包括一名行政助理和一名业务经理。工作人员将协调和管理中心的活动，包括执行委员会会议，项目和试点项目评估和预算的过程，支持核心和研讨会系列，这将在两所参与大学之间进行协调。无论是在中心内，并与更广泛的大学社区的战略规划将是必不可少的，为一个成功的中心的发展提供一个肥沃的环境。这一核心将为中心的所有其他组成部分提供支助。具体目标是：1.促进对与年龄有关的疾病的植物学研究; 2。加强职业发展; 3.管理试点补助金计划; 4.协助中心实验研究的设计和统计分析;为中心提供行政支持。

Leadership of the Biostatistical Core will be shared between the Botanical Center Director at Purdue University, Connie Weaver, and the Associate Director at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Stephen Barnes. Support staff will include an administrative Assistant and a business manager. The staff will coordinate and manage activities of the Center including the Executive Committee meetings, the process of project and pilot project evaluation and budgets, the support cores, and seminar series, which will be coordinated across the two participating Universities. Strategic planning both within the Center and with the broader university communities will be essential to provide a fertile environment for the development of a successful center. This core will provide support for all other components of the Center. The specific aims are: 1. To stimulate botanicals research on age-related diseases; 2. To enhance career development;; 3. To administer a pilot grant program; 4. To assist with design and statistical analysis of experimental studies performed by the Center; and 5. To provide administrative support for the Center.