Services

UC Irvine's Biostatistics Shared Resource Facility (BSR) offers the following consulting services to cancer researchers:

Statistical and design issues for new studies
Statistical analysis of data and consultation
Development of clinical research protocols

The BSR has assisted in data analysis for such projects as genetic epidemiology studies, cancer etiology research, clinical studies to evaluate biological markers, the assessment of diagnostic methods and treatment modalities, cancer prevention clinical trials and in-vitro studies.

Specific services include:

Experimental design
Definition of major and secondary endpoints
Determination of sample size
Development of randomization schemes
Database design
Database management and quality control
Monitoring of side effects and compliance
Determination of appropriate statistical tests
Consideration of the assumptions underlying statistical procedures
Performance of interim and final analyses
Interpretation of statistical results
Preparation of reports, abstracts, manuscripts and grant proposals