Biostatistics Training in Cancer Research

描述(由申请者提供)：一项培训计划建议 增加生物统计学家对癌症研究的参与度 不仅在现代统计的强大方法方面进行了培训，而且在 癌症的生物学和流行病学，目前关于 该病的病因、检测、预防、自然病史和 请款待。本培训计划的目的是提供 具有必要科学知识的生物统计学家 癌症研究问题以及统计学和流行病学方面的培训 与癌症相关的技术和研究方法。世界银行的目标是 拟议的新颖培训计划是为正在获得博士学位的学生提供的。 生物统计学(I)对癌症生物学有扎实的理解，(II)经验 以及与癌症科学家沟通和合作的能力，(Iii) 对癌症最新发展的理解需要创新 统计研究，以及(Iv)独立研究技能。我们建议 有四名博士前实习生。我们提出了一个跨学科的计划， 将使学员能够获得以下领域的知识和经验 癌症研究和作为生物统计学家参与积极的研究 在生物统计学和癌症导师的指导下进行的计划 科学家。癌症将促进癌症研究体验 中心生物统计组。除了生物统计学课程外， 受训人员将被要求参加癌症流行病学、生物学和 遗传学。将开发两门新课程，重点关注生物统计学问题 在癌症中。一个是非正式的期刊俱乐部/研讨会，另一个是 开设题为“癌症研究中的统计方法论”的讲座。这个 培训计划得到了麻省理工学院主要教职员工的支持 来自密歇根大学的生物统计学和辅助教师 综合癌症中心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A training program is proposed to increase the participation in cancer research of biostatisticians who are educated not only in the powerful methods of modern statistics, but also in the biology and epidemiology of cancer, the current body of knowledge about the etiology of the disease, its detection, prevention, natural history and treatm ent. The purpose of this training program is to provide biostatisticians with the requisite scientific knowledge to understand current issues in cancer research, and training in statistical and epidemiological techniques and research methodology related to cancer. The goals of the proposed novel training program are to give students who are obtaining a Ph.D. in Biostatistics (i) a solid understanding of cancer biology, (ii) experience and ability to communicate and collaborate with cancer scientists, (iii) understanding of recent developments in cancer requiring innovative statistical research, and (iv) independent research skills. We propose to have four predoctoral trainees. We propose an interdisciplinary program that will enable the trainees to obtain knowledge and experience in an area of cancer research and to participate as a biostatistician in an active research program under the direction of a mentor in biostatistics and a cancer scientist. The cancer research experience will be facilitated by the Cancer Center Biostatistics Unit. In addition to the biostatistics courses, the trainees will be required to take courses in cancer epidemiology, biology and genetics. Two new courses will be developed focussed on biostatistical issues in cancer. One will be an informal journal club/workshop and the other will be a lecture course titled "Statistical Methodology in Cancer Research". The training program is supported by key faculty from the Department of Biostatistics and supporting faculty from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.