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Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology

The Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology Core facility draws upon a talented group of statisticians who collaborate across basic, translational, clinical and population-oriented research at City of Hope's Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Core is supported by City of Hope’s Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), which is funded by the National Cancer Institute and by additional institutional support.
 
The core facility makes its services available to all City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute researchers.
 
The Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology Core includes numerous accomplished researchers with expertise in:
  • Basic science: statistical methods for assays and bioassays, animal models, genomics (RNA-seq, CHIP-seq, microarray, rRNA microbial classification), mutation spectra, experimental genetics
  • Translational science:  animal models, xenografts, cell migration, statistics for toxicology, pharmacokinetic modeling
  • Clinical Science: clinical trials, diagnostics, biomarkers, retrospective clinical studies, clinical epidemiology
  • Population Science: epidemiology, genetic epidemiology
  • General Research and Modeling: numerical and graphical data summary, statistical inference, and prediction models
 
To access Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology Core services, or to use the facility, please contact us at 626-256-4673, ext. 85266.
 
Research reported in this publication included work performed in the Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology Core and supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award number P30CA33572. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
 
This core is a Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) Sponsored Core.

Meet the Team

Joycelynne Palmer, Ph.D.
Director, Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology
Russell Rockne, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology

Core Staff

Biostatistics and mathematical oncology Services

The Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology Core offers a wide variety of professional services, including:
 
Collaboration: Participation in research intended for publication is the primary objective of the facility. Contact any core statistician, or contact the director for an introduction.
 
Support: In addition to providing assistance with data analyses, members of the Biostatistics and Mathematical Oncology Core facility can help design studies, grant proposals, clinical protocols, and manuscripts.
 
Consultation: Early contact about research planning is always welcome. Experts at the facility are pleased to advise investigators on statistical issues in research, or to explore possible opportunities for collaboration. Investigators are encouraged to contact the director for an introduction to a statistician. Consultation is always free and generally consists of one or two meetings.
 
  • ● Statistical Computation: Provided in conjunction with collaboration.  The core does not provide user-directed computing, and does not operate a help desk concerning statistical software.
     
  • ● Data Extraction: Provided in conjunction with collaboration, but not as a separate service. Data is available for extraction from various City of Hope databases and from public databases.
     

Pricing

Current pricing can be found on our iLab Solutions site. Please contact us for further questions.

Using the Facility

To request or initiate services, please login or register via iLab Solutions. For any additional questions, please contact [email protected].
 

Abstract for Grants

Note:  Proposals including a statistician as a collaborator will ordinarily include a biosketch, and possibly a letter of collaboration.  For proposals in which a statistician has a small, defined role, funding for core support may be included as an expense, in which case you may wish to contact the collaborating statistician or the director for a letter of support.  The following generic statement is provided as a resource, but please contact the Biostatistics Core if you use it.
 
The Biostatistics Core is a shared resource of the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.  It draws upon 10 doctoral-level statisticians and 6 staff statisticians.  Members of the Biostatistics Core collaborate in basic, translational, clinical and population research, and its services are available to all City of Hope researchers.  Research areas supported include: bioassay, animal models, genomics, genetics, mutation, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, diagnostics, biomarkers, clinical trials, clinical epidemiology; population epidemiology, genetic epidemiology.
 
In general, the core can provide standard and principled approaches to numerical and graphical data summary, statistical inference, modeling, and prediction. Core members help with study design, grant proposals, clinical protocols, data analysis, and manuscripts.  Statistical software includes SAS, R, StatXact, EaST, and NQuery Advisor.  A linux cluster is available for computationally intensive projects, and COH has excellent network and IT support.
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