UAB Pre and Post-Doctoral Training Program in Biostatistics

UAB生物统计学博士前和博士后培训项目

基本信息

批准号：
8076177
负责人：
GARY R CUTTER
金额：
$ 8.97万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-07-01 至 2013-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8076177
关键词：
Biometry Training Programs post-doctoral training

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American College of Cardiology in testimony to US House of Representatives stated: "In addition to expanding the number and scope of clinical trials, additional resources must be dedicated to train the next generation of clinical 'trialists' in the areas of biostatistics, trial design, outcomes research, and bioethics". Another report stated "Fewer training programs...are available for statistics and biostatistics programs than ten years ago...In the mathematically based areas of bioinformatics, biostatistics... the shortage of qualified teachers and students going on to the life sciences is becoming acute... unless qualified faculty are replaced there will be increasingly fewer individuals with the necessary expertise to train the next generation of statisticians and computer scientists". Jim Ramsay, the President of the Statistical Society of Canada notes: "Nick Fisher, the SSA President, struck a note of concern in his Presidential address. He cited declining memberships in the SSA, RSS, and ASA; [he also] noted the shrinking numbers of students entering statistics in Australia, and the disappearance of departments of statistics in universities in many countries. But at the same time there is an increasing demand for statisticians in academia, government and industry". The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)'s Department of Biostatistics is well poised to help meet this need. Our department has undergone a renaissance in the past 5 years with significant strength in two areas: Statistical Genetics and Clinical Trials. We have a large, well-funded, highly active department evenly split between methodological and applied research. Our focus on neurological diseases from Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Alzheimers, stroke, Parkinson's, etc. provides a range of practical opportunities for advanced training. Our structured training program is designed to offer late pre- and post-doctoral fellowships to prepare scientists for careers in biostatistics specifically aimed at neurological research. The training program aims to develop independent investigative skills in the development, evaluation, and application of advanced statistical methods in neurological disorders and clinical trials. Applied experience is provided via co-mentorship by UAB's well established NINDS-funded investigators. The importance of biostatistics in the public health of this nation cannot be overstated. Providing a well trained cadre to evaluate benefits and risks of treatment while dispelling the hype is a key public health endeavor.

描述（由申请人提供）：美国心脏病学会在向美国众议院作证时表示：“除了扩大临床试验的数量和范围外，还必须投入额外的资源来培训下一代临床‘试验人员’生物统计学、试验设计、结果研究和生物伦理学领域”。另一份报告指出，“与十年前相比，统计和生物统计学项目的培训项目减少了……在生物信息学、生物统计学等数学领域……继续从事生命科学的合格教师和学生的短缺正在加剧。”变得尖锐......除非合格的教师被替换，否则具有培训下一代统计学家和计算机科学家所需专业知识的人将越来越少”。加拿大统计学会主席吉姆·拉姆齐 (Jim Ramsay) 指出：“SSA 主席尼克·费舍尔 (Nick Fisher) 在其主席讲话中表达了担忧。他提到了 SSA、RSS 和 ASA 会员数量的下降；[他还]指出澳大利亚进入统计专业的学生人数不断减少，许多国家的大学统计系消失，但与此同时，学术界、政府和工业界对统计学家的需求却在增加”。阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校 (UAB) 的生物统计学系已准备好帮助满足这一需求。我们的部门在过去五年中经历了复兴，在统计遗传学和临床试验两个领域具有显着的实力。我们有一个规模庞大、资金充足、高度活跃的部门，均匀分布在方法论研究和应用研究之间。我们专注于多发性硬化症、重症肌无力、阿尔茨海默病、中风、帕金森病等神经系统疾病，为高级培训提供了一系列实践机会。我们的结构化培训计划旨在提供后期博士前和博士后奖学金，为科学家从事专门针对神经学研究的生物统计学职业做好准备。该培训计划旨在培养神经系统疾病和临床试验中先进统计方法的开发、评估和应用方面的独立调查技能。应用经验由 UAB 知名的 NINDS 资助的研究人员共同指导提供。生物统计学对这个国家公共卫生的重要性怎么强调都不为过。提供训练有素的干部来评估治疗的益处和风险，同时消除炒作是一项关键的公共卫生工作。