Consultation - The biostatistician and data manager are available for consultation at every phase of a project (design, implementation, data collection, data entry and data analysis).

Collaboration - For certain projects, the biostatistician or data manager plays a more fundamental role, functioning as a collaborative co-investigator. He or she may write parts of formal funding applications as well as sections of research papers being submitted to professional journals.

Data Processing – The data manager organizes and oversees clinical and other study data collection, quality control, data entry and verification, data retrieval, database user training and documentation with the assistance of Tera Clay, data entry coordinator. The data manager regularly interacts with the database programmer, Jim Redfield, Ph.D., to design and refine the database.

Data Analysis – The data manager will retrieve data found in our clinical database and format the data into data analysis files for the investigators. For certain projects, the biostatistician will assist in the analysis of the data, particularly if special statistical software is required. This includes writing and reviewing abstracts and other papers.

Teaching - Teaching is an important responsibility of the biostatistician. The biostatistician participates in the HIP program, gives individual tutorials in data analysis and offers didactic sessions when requested by small groups.

To learn more about our database, or to make a data or subject recruitment request, please follow the links in the Data & Tissue Resources Information menu to the left.