# Core C:  Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Patient Registry Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · 2020 · $288,297

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Patient Registry Core provides statistical and bioinformatics collaboration
and data management support for each of the SPORE projects, Developmental Research and Career
Enhancement projects, and the other cores. Its members have breast cancer content knowledge. Their
collaborative efforts are included the development of a statistical design and analysis plan, quality control,
database development, data form development and processing, data collection/abstraction and entry, data
analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation, and data archiving. The existence of the Biostatistics Core
has provided SPORE investigators access to statistical expertise which includes state of the art data analysis
and data management resources as well as provides a mechanism of consistent and compatible data
handling. These efforts have resulted in 59 publications over the previous funding period.
In this renewal application, the Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Patient Registry Core (Core C) has worked
with each of the SPORE project research teams in preparing their project research plans. Throughout the
conduct of this research, Core members will attend Project team meeting as well as smaller investigators
meetings to assure each SPORE investigator has ongoing access to the statistical expertise needed during the
evolution of their research endeavor. Through these collaborative activities, SPORE investigators have access
to a team of statistical/bioinformatics collaborators with breast cancer content knowledge to ensure the
development of a study design that can generate data to address the questions posed as well as to ensure the
application of statistical and bioinformatics analysis techniques which are appropriate for the complex data
generated in these diverse projects. This core complements and assists the efforts of the Biospecimen and
Pathology Core by providing state of the art data management and collaboration with biospecimen registries.
In summary, Core C will help assure that research in the Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer SPORE is carried out in
an efficient, effective, and rigorous manner.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10017903
- **Project number:** 5P50CA116201-15
- **Recipient organization:** MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Vera Jean Suman
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $288,297
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2005-09-22 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10017903

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10017903, Core C:  Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Patient Registry Core (5P50CA116201-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10017903. Licensed CC0.

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