# Research Design, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · 2020 · $492,508

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract: Research Design, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics Core
 The purpose of the American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Center (AI-AN
CTRC) Research Design, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics (RDEB) Core is to provide RDEB services and
resources for the design and analysis of clinical and translational studies in Montana and Alaska. These
studies will target research efforts to improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people
living in these two IDeA states. The RDEB Core is a unique collaborative effort between academic institutions
in Montana (Montana State University [MSU] and University of Montana [UM]) and Alaska (University of Alaska
Anchorage [UAA] and Fairbanks [UAF]), and Tribal health organizations in Alaska, the Alaska Native Tribal
Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Southcentral Foundation (SCF), which form the hub of the statewide system
of health care for Alaska Native people.
 The RDEB Core director will be based at ANTHC and the Core will be administrated through a central
office at ANTHC. A Co-director will be based at MSU. ANTHC is a consortium of Tribal Health Organizations in
Alaska which provides health services throughout the Alaska Tribal Health System. These services include
support for clinical and translational research (CTR) and support for the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center.
RDEB Core membership will include clinicians, epidemiologists and biostatisticians with experience in CTR.
The RDEB core will: (1) create an accessible network of epidemiologists and biostatisticians in Montana and
Alaska to support investigators applying for and funded through the Pilot Projects Program Core; (2) increase
the workforce of individuals engaged in CTR in Alaska and Montana through provision of didactic and
internship opportunities for students and researchers interested in building their CTR skills and gaining
experience in the public health arena; and (3) coordinate annual meetings focused on specific AI/AN health
issues, bringing together biostatisticians, epidemiologists, research investigators, clinical providers, AI/AN
experts and leaders and national disease specific experts to address the research design and biostatistical
challenges faced in doing CTR in Alaska and Montana.
 Through these mechanisms, the RDEB core will facilitate the growth and development of CTR in Montana
and Alaska, enhance the CTR workforce in these two IDeA states, and accelerate the translation of scientific
discovery into improved health for American Indian and Alaska Native people.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10011846
- **Project number:** 5U54GM115371-05
- **Recipient organization:** MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN
- **Principal Investigator:** Timothy K Thomas
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $492,508
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-01 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10011846

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10011846, Research Design, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core (5U54GM115371-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10011846. Licensed CC0.

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