Overview of Services

The Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource (BISR) and the Multi-Omic Data Analysis Core (MODAC) provide a variety of quantitative and computational services:

• BISR: Biostatistics and Cancer Bioinformatics:
• Experimental design
• Assistance with design, & conduct of clinical trials
• Data analysis
• Statistical review for PRMS, DRC, etc.
• BISR: High performance computing (HPC):
• BISR: REDCAP support

• MODAC: Multi-Omics Bioinformatics:
• Data analysis for ‘omics core facilities

All types of assistance provide consultation, project planning, assistance with grant preparation and related services.

Acknowledging the Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource in publications

For non-cancer related work:

Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource services from the Baylor College of Medicine BISR ATC were underwritten by institutional funds from the Baylor College of Medicine.

Multi-Omic and Data Analysis Core services from the Baylor College of Medicine BISR ATC were underwritten by institutional funds from the Baylor College of Medicine.

For cancer related work:

Biostatistics/Bioinformatics assistance from Quantitative Science Shared Resource was supported by the NCI P30-CA125123 grant and institutional funds from the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine. Please also reference relevant CPRIT core grants for data generating cores, as appropriate.

For any projects making use of the HPC:

Data analysis was performed on the HPC cluster that is managed by the Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource (BISR) and supported by an NIH S10 Shared Instrument Grant S10-OD032185, NCI P30-CA125123 and institutional funds from the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine.

Leadership

Susan Hilsenbeck
Director, BISR
Professor
Phone: 713-798-1627
Email: sgh@bcm.edu

Cristian Coarfa
Director MODAC
Assocate Professor
Phone: 713-798-7938
Email: coarfa@bcm.edu

Chad Creighton
Co-Director for Cancer Bioinformatics in BISR
Associate Professor
Phone: 713-798-2264
Email: creighto@bcm.edu

Tao Wang
Co-Director for Cancer Biostatistics in BISR
Assistant Professor
Phone: 713-798-5388
Email: taow@bcm.edu

Sheila Awudu
Manager, HPC in BISR
Phone: 713-798-6862
Email: cluster-support@breastcenter.tmc.edu

Sanie Marie Bulsara
Coordinator, REDCap in BISR
Phone: 
Email: redcap-support@bcm.edu

Hours of operation

Monday-Friday
9 am - 5 pm
Email for support after hours

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