# Integrated Biostatistical Training for CVD Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · 2021 · $161,459

## Abstract

Project Title: Integrated Biostatistical Training for CVD Research
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This application proposes renewal of a novel, integrated program for predoctoral training in biostatistics
focused on preparing trainees for careers in cardiovascular disease research. The escalating demand for
skilled biostatisticians equipped to address ongoing and emerging challenges in this exciting era of
cardiovascular disease research calls for training that formally integrates deep and sustained experience in
collaboration in a multidisciplinary environment, mastery of the theoretical underpinnings of statistics required
for valid application of sophisticated biostatistical techniques and for research on development of new
methodology, and strong emphasis on communication and leadership skills. The program will be a joint effort
of the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University (NCSU), the Duke University Department of
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (B&B), and the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). It capitalizes on the
long-standing partnership between the two departments and a medical research institution that is the largest
Academic Research Organization in the world, with internationally known researchers at the forefront of
cardiovascular disease and related research. The five-year program will support five (5) trainee positions in the
NCSU Department and one (1) position in Years 1 and 2 and two (2) in Years 3-5 in Duke B&B. In addition,
NCSU, Duke, and DCRI will provide two, one, and two matching positions in each year, respectively. Trainees
at each institution will pursue rigorous study of statistical theory, including probability, inference, linear and
other statistical models, advanced probability, and advanced statistical inference; and of statistical methods,
including clinical trials design/analysis, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, and cutting-edge topics,
such as record linkage, machine learning, parallel computing relevant to biomedical Big Data. They will also
receive training in fundamental aspects of biology and cardiovascular medicine as well as research
responsibility and ethics; and extensive formal and experiential training in communication and leadership skills.
Trainees will be introduced to DCRI cardiovascular disease research gradually and evolve to full collaborative
apprenticeships in which they are integrated as functioning members of DCRI project teams. Through this
apprenticeship and formal courses and seminars, trainees will develop considerable working knowledge of
cardiovascular medicine that will position them to make immediate contributions to cardiovascular disease
research upon completion of the program. Each trainee will be assigned an inter-institutional mentorship team
comprising a biostatistician mentor at each of NCSU and B&B and a clinician mentor whose primary affiliation
is at DCRI, which will collaborate in guiding them through all aspects. Dissertation research...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10198985
- **Project number:** 5T32HL079896-15
- **Recipient organization:** NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Huiman X Barnhart
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $161,459
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-05-15 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10198985

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10198985, Integrated Biostatistical Training for CVD Research (5T32HL079896-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10198985. Licensed CC0.

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