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Biostatistics and Computational Biology

URMC / Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology / Training Grant / Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training

 

Training Program in Environmental Health Biostatistics

Predoctoral TrainingFormer trainees wearing regalia

The predoctoral training program:

  • Uses Biostatistics courses for the core curriculum
  • Provides additional course work in environmental epidemiology and toxicology to introduce trainees to EHS research
  • Provides trainees with experience in statistical issues in EHS
  • Promotes doctoral-level research in statistical theory and methodology related to environmental health studies
  • Recruits minorities and women into environmental health biostatistics.

Each trainee works on one or more research projects in EHS. Initially this consists of more routine data analysis done under the direction of a biostatistician as primary preceptor and an EHS researcher as cosponsoring preceptor. This activity provides valuable experience and potentially assists the student in selecting a dissertation topic. More advanced trainees work on more difficult projects and will be asked to present their research at national meetings using travel funds partially provided by this grant.

Postdoctoral Training

Depending on statistical training, postdoctoral fellows may develop and apply novel statistical methodology for projects related to environmental health, and/or carry out applied statistical analyses for environmental health-related projects. This work is done under the mentorship of Dr. Sally W. Thurston or another Biostatistics faculty trainer, with co-mentorship from one or more environmental health researchers. All trainees will receive further training in biostatistics and toxicology. Interested trainees will have the opportunity to gain experience in community engaged research related to understanding and addressing environmental health problems.