UCCRC Core Facilities:  Biostatistics Core Facility

Facility Director:  Ronald Thisted, PhD

Technical Director:  Ted Karrison, PhD

Phone: 773-702-9326

Fax: 773-702-1979

Website:  http://health2.bsd.uchicago.edu/Research.aspx

The Biostatistics Core Facility provides collaborative statistical support to University of Chicago Cancer Research Center (UCCRC) investigators engaged in clinical, basic, and population science research.  The services provided include collaboration in the formation of study designs and data analysis plans; protocol development and statistical analysis for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III clinical trials; assistance in the design and analysis of retrospective and prospective observational studies; and statistical collaboration on basic science and animal research projects.  Clarification of specific aims and hypotheses to be tested, specification of primary and secondary outcome variables, sample-size (power) calculations, and development of data analysis plans are major areas of activity during the study design phase, followed by interim monitoring of ongoing studies, statistical analysis, and assistance in the preparation of manuscripts for publication after completion of data collection.  Core members also serve as reviewers for the Clinical Trials Review Committee (CTRC), and engage in methodological research related to Cancer Research Center projects