Biostatistics Core

The core’s objectives are to provide:

• Expertise for the planning, conduct, analysis and reporting of clinical trials, epidemiologic and population based studies, studies in genetic susceptibility of cancer, and experiments in basic research in the biology of cancer
• Advice and consultation to the Quality Assurance Office for Clinical Trials (QACT) and the Office for Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) in efficient and accurate database design and management of clinical research data
• Scientific computing for data analysis and scientific graphics; and
• Education for members of the DF/HCC in the areas of study design, data collection, computerization, and statistical methods for laboratory, clinical and population based studies.
  
  

The Biostatistics Core research component is a shared facility which supports consultation on quantitative methods for all Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) members. The Biostatistics Core has been a part of the Cancer Center since 1978.

The Biostatistics Core provides support for all of the programs in DF/HCC with the exception of the imaging core, which has its own Technology Assessment Program, Radiology Information Management Program, Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Trials Center, and Decision Systems Group.