Biostatistics Division Director: Barbara C. Tilley, PhD
Biostatistics is an exciting field where mathematics, computer science, and computational biology are applied to biological problems, public health, and medicine. Biostatisticians play a key role in the design, conduct, and analysis of research studies and develop new methods to address emerging problems. As a career, statisticians placed #3 in a recent ranking of the best occupations in the US, conducted by JobsRated.com and the profession was featured in a recent New York Times article “For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics”.
The Biostatistics curriculum includes courses in applied and theoretical statistics, statistical computing, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, clinical trials, and operations research. There is ample opportunity for experience in consulting and collaborative research. Alumni of the Biostatistics Program are prominent in academia, industry, and government.
The faculty in Biostatistics offer a curriculum leading to MS and PhD degrees in biostatistics. Students who are interested in using statistics in applied settings may consider applying for admission under the MPH program in Biostatistics.
Faculty members in the Division of Biostatistics have led and contributed to the development of statistical methods for many areas including clinical trial design and analysis, Bayesian statistics, statistical genomics and genetics, statistical learning methodology and applications, stochastic processes, longitudinal and correlated data analysis, and bioinformatics. These methods are applied to a wide range of problems including hypertension, stem cells, cancer, cervical cancer detection using optical spectroscopy, US-Mexico border health issues, environmental health, prevention of HIV, molecular evolution and phylogenetics, vision research, and Parkinson’s disease. In addition, Biostatistics faculty have led and contributed to important public health projects that have made a difference in people’s lives.
Research Center: Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials
Director: Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD
The mission of the Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (CCCT) is to improve public health by providing leadership in designing, conducting, coordinating and reporting large multicenter clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of disease and other medical conditions. Using a collaborative approach involving clinical trials, biostatistics, epidemiology, medicine, health services, and health promotion, the CCCT makes important contributions to medical, statistical, and clinical trials knowledge.
Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials
