# Biostatistics Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $206,057

## Abstract

BIOSTATISTICS SHARED RESOURCE: PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
The overall objective of the Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR) is to provide Virginia Commonwealth 
University Massey Cancer Center (MCC) members with expert statistical consultation and collaborative 
services in support of their basic, translational, and clinical cancer research activities. This objective will be met 
by providing biostatistical support and guidance to MCC members at all stages of their research including 
experimental design, sample size requirements and power calculations, study plan development, analysis of 
the the statistical design, development of randomization and stratification procedures, interim analyses, 
analysis of completed results, presentation of research findings, and scientific publication to disseminate new 
findings in the prevention and treatment of cancer. The BSR serves MCC members from all 4 research 
programs and all cancer center members have access to BSR services. The resource is directed by Kellie J. 
Archer, PhD, and provides partial support for 7 faculty biostatisticians and one MS biostatistician (2.3 FTEs 
total). Facility staff are broadly skilled in adaptive study designs for randomized clinical trials, Bayesian and 
hierarchical modeling, analysis of imaging data, longitudinal data analysis, statistical methods for evaluating 
diagnostic tests, and analysis of data from high-throughput ‘omics platforms. BSR faculty also participate in the 
oversight of MCC clinical trials and research protocols through the Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee 
and additionally support the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee. The emphasis on the collaborative nature 
of the BSR contributes substantially to MCC research by ensuring appropriate biostatistical expertise is 
available for clinical trial design, basic science study design, and for supporting project development. In 
addition to collaborating at all levels in research projects, clinical trials, and grant applications, faculty members 
in the BSR also contribute to cancer-related research by conducting methodological research that applies 
directly to programmatic research at MCC. They also train investigators through seminars and individual 
sessions, and educate postdoctoral scientists and clinical fellows through the clinical research and biostatistics 
graduate degree concentration. The BSR is an MCC-managed resource. MCC members may contact a BSR 
member anytime by email, and BSR members are available for meetings on campus from 8:00 AM through 
5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Ongoing collaboration, exclusive of preparing grant applications, is supported 
by collaborative grants or contracts, which provides for cost recovery. There are no user fee chares. In 
CY2015, the BSR provided services to 48 MCC members. The services provided by the BSR add significant 
value for MCC members as the services are not practically obtained through alternative vendors and very often 
constitute a t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174757
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016059-40
- **Recipient organization:** VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Dipankar Bandyopadhyay
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $206,057
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1995-12-01 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174757

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174757, Biostatistics Shared Resource (5P30CA016059-40). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174757. Licensed CC0.

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