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GRADUATE TRAINING IN BIOSTATISTICS

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Principal Investigator: Coull, Brent Andrew
Institute Receiving Award Harvard School Of Public Health
Location Boston, MA
Grant Number T32ES007142
Funding Organization National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Award Funding Period 01 Jul 1983 to 30 Jun 2028
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a request for an extension of the training program in Environmental Biostatistics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. The program prepares pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellows for research in the application of biostatistics, statistical genetics and genomics, and data science to the environmental health sciences. The program will be administered through the Department of Biostatistics, with active participation by faculty members from the Department of Environmental Health and the Department of Epidemiology, also located at Harvard Chan. Trainees will receive high-quality instruction in basic biostatistical theory and methods, such as probability, statistical inference, computing and data analysis. The program also provides training in specialized topics of particular relevance for environmental applications, such as longitudinal and spatial data analysis, Bayesian methods, machine and statistical learning, causal inference, statistical genetics, environmental genomics and other high-dimensional data techniques. Training will also be provided through substantive course work in environmental health, a regular seminar series called “Environmental Statistics”, where faculty, students, and fellows present their own environmental health-related research, and annual symposia. An important focus of training will be the opportunity to collaborate with faculty members from all three departments on biostatistical research as it applies to environmental health. All trainees will participate in Harvard's program on scientific integrity in the conduct of research, formal coursework on methods to ensure reproducible science, formal, hands-on training in strategies for effective interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific leadership, and practice in grant writing. The program develops an individual development plan for each trainee, implements a formal mentoring program for junior faculty preceptors, and regularly assesses current practices by polling current trainees and alumni. Program trainers place particular importance on the recruitment of students from underrepresented minority groups, participating heavily in a well-established summer program for undergraduates that consistently places graduates in the program. The focus on interdisciplinary training at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as its talented and diverse student body and faculty, makes it ideally suited for a training program in Environmental Biostatistics.
Science Code(s)/Area of Science(s) Primary: 87 - Institutional Training/Institutional Career Development Grants
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Program Officer Carol Shreffler
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