Services

  • The CQS Biostatistics team works with School of Medicine investigators to:

    • define objectives and endpoints
    • analyze pilot data
    • select an appropriate design
    • compute an adequate sample size with concern for the clinical as well as statistical significance
    • estimate the time required to accrue the total patient population
    • specify the statistical methods
    • prepare statistical sections of the grant and protocol applications

    Its members endeavor to:

    • provide consultative services for School of Medicine investigators in the statistical design, conduct, and analysis of studies
    • collaborate in funded research efforts initiated by School of Medicine laboratory and clinical investigators, by providing statistical expertise in study design, power and sample size analysis; data analysis; interpretation of results; and writing of manuscripts
    • provide relational database design, data tracking, forms, queries, and reports for investigator-initiated clinical trial databases or laboratory study databases
    • develop and evaluate statistical methods for experimental design and data analysis
    • work with Vanderbilt's Clinical Trials Shared Resource (CTSR) to maintain data quality control and ensure timely data capture
    • train investigators in research design and data analysis through seminars, short statistical workshops, and individual sessions on statistical methods

    Biostatistics Program Leader
    Tatsuki Koyama, PhD
    Professor of Biostatistics

  • The CQS Bioinformatics team works with School of Medicine investigators to:

    • define objectives and endpoints
    • provide consultative services for bioinformatics-related project design
    • provide consultative services for bioinformatics data analysis
    • provide consultative services for database and software development
    • analyze pilot data
    • prepare the bioinformatics sections of grant and protocol applications

    Its members endeavor to:

    • provide consultative services for Vanderbilt Medical School investigators in bioinformatics data analysis
    • collaborate in funded research efforts initiated by Vanderbilt Medical School laboratory and clinical investigators, by providing bioinformatics expertise in data analysis; data interpretation; hypothesis generating; and writing of manuscripts
    • develop and evaluate computational methods and software tools for bioinformatics data analysis
    • train Vanderbilt Medical School investigators in bioinformatics resources and data analysis methods through seminars, short workshops, and individual sessions

     

    Bioinformatics Program Leader
    Qi Liu, PhD
    Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics 

  • The CQS Systems Biology team works with School of Medicine investigators to:

    • define objectives and endpoints
    • provide consultative services for omics (genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics) data analysis
    • provide consultative services for data integration and pathway and network analysis
    • provide consultative services for systems biology databases and software packages
    • analyze pilot data
    • prepare computational systems biology sections of the grant and protocol applications

    Its members endeavor to:

    • provide consultative services for Vanderbilt Medical School investigators in data integration and systems biology
    • collaborate in funded research efforts initiated by Vanderbilt Medical School laboratory and clinical investigators, by providing systems biology expertise in data integration; data analysis; data interpretation; hypothesis generating; and writing of manuscripts
    • develop and evaluate computational methods for data integration and analysis
    • train investigators in systems biology resources and data analysis methods through seminars, short workshops, and individual sessions

    Systems Biology Program Leader
    Ken Lau, PhD
    Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology and Surgery

  • These are handled by the Vanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC).

  • The CQS Health Services Research team provides analytical support to Vanderbilt HSR and outcome research investigators:

    • consult to optimize study design and performance
    • compute sample size and estimate analytical power
    • develop plans for appropriate statistical analysis
    • perform statistical analysis
    • execute interim analyses
    • write statistical results for publication
    • develop publication quality tables and figures
    • ensure high-quality data collection collaborating with CQS Data Coordinating Services
    • provide education in fundamentals in biostatistics in HSR and outcome research and introduction to basic epidemiological concepts
    • provide expertise in utilizing large observational databases for epidemiological studies

    HSR Program Leader
    Robert Greevy, PhD
    Professor of Biostatistics