# Core F Biostatistics

> **NIH NIH U19** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $275,893

## Abstract

BIOSTATISTICS CORE – CORE F: PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The BIOCARD study is a longitudinal, observational study of 349 individuals who were cognitively normal and
primarily middle aged (mean age=57.1) at enrollment. The subjects have now been followed for up to 27 years.
The overall objectives of the project are to further advance the study of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
by: (1) clarifying the pattern and rate of change in AD biomarkers (including those based on CSF, blood, MRI,
and PET imaging) and cognition; the biomarkers to be studied include several promising novel biomarkers
derived from blood, CSF and brain imaging. (2) maximizing our data by working collaboratively with several
research groups who have comparable data, and (3) providing a publicly accessible data, brain scans, and
biological specimens, for researchers in the field. To accomplish these goals we established 7 Cores and, with
this application, are also including 2 projects. The Biostatistics Core (Core F) is responsible for overseeing
the study design and statistical analyses related to the BIOCARD study. The specific aims include: (1) to
provide statistical support and expert statistical consultation for all analyses associated with the study, (2) to
adopt and develop statistical methods and analytical tools to study biomarkers associated with the preclinical
phase of Alzheimer’s disease, (3) to design and identify proper and robust analytical approaches to analyze
integrated data from across the Cores and Projects, (4) to provide power calculations, sample size estimates
and other quantitative approaches to examining new biomarkers that might be identified during the coming
funding cycle, and (5) to incorporate newly developed measures, such as composite scores, into the datafiles
shared with external investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10003154
- **Project number:** 5U19AG033655-12
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Mei Cheng Wang
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $275,893
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10003154

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10003154, Core F Biostatistics (5U19AG033655-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10003154. Licensed CC0.

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