Biostatistics / Bioinformatics

Website

See the Biostatistics/ Informatics Group website.

Schedule a consulting appointment

To schedule an appointment, use these request forms:

• Biostatistical / data analysis consulting appointment
• Informatics / database consulting appointment

Leader

Karen Messer, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine
Email: kmesser@ucsd.edu

Project manager

Emily Pittman, Ph.D.
Email: eipittman@ucsd.edu, Phone: (858) 246-1595, Mail Code 0901

Location

Room 3037, Moores Cancer Center

Service profile

• Data analysis and interpretation for Cancer Center research projects using contemporary statistical and bioinformatic methodologies
• Development and support of electronic data capture systems for investigator-initiated therapeutic clinical trials, observational studiens, patient registries and other needs 
• Statistical / Bioinformatics expertise in study design, including research proposal development, sample size determination and power calculation, and analysis plans.
• Development of study-specific databases to support Cancer Center research. Develop and maintain these databases in a uniform manner.
• Methodologic research in cancer-related biostatistics and bioinformatics to support Cancer Center projects
• Education in biostatistics and bioinformatics to graduate students, oncology residents, fellows and Cancer Center investigators.
• Discussion of miscellaneous statistical questions of all types

Overview

The Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Resource (BBR) collaborates on protocol and grant development, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation, and database development for cancer-related research projects. As a service to its members, the Cancer Center provides this support for peer-reviewed cancer-related research with out charge, for shorter-term projects. Projects which develop into longer-term collaboration or which are used to apply for external funding will be asked to include support for the BBR.

We are required to recharge for service to non-Cancer Center members, longer term collaboration, or non-peer reviewed projects. Our hourly rate is $84 per hour for UC members and $200 per hour for non-UC members, and we are happy to discuss the cost of your project.

People

• Karen Messer, Ph.D., Director, Biostatistics
• Tony Chen, Software Programmer and Analyst
• Lei Bao, Ph.D., Informatics
• Charles Berry, Ph.D., Biostatistics (Emeritus)
• Sonia Jain, Ph.D., Biostatistics
• Sriram Krishnan, Ph.D., Senior Distributed Systems Researcher and IT Lead
• Robert Lee, Software Programmer and Analyst
• Hongying Li, Ph.D., Senior Statistician
• Loki Natarajan, Ph.D., Biostatistics
• Emily Pittman, Ph.D., Project Manager
• Minya Pu, M.S., Principal Statistician
• Martha White, M.S., Programmer and Data Analyst