# Biostatistics & Informatics Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $289,352

## Abstract

Biostatistics & Informatics Shared Resource – Project Summary 
The Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource (BISR) plays an essential role in the research activities of 
the University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) by supporting the data science needs of KUCC investigators. 
The BISR is led by Brooke L. Fridley, an accomplished biostatistician with a long-standing commitment to 
cross-disciplinary collaborations, and includes eight additional faculty members with specialized cancer 
biostatistics research expertise. The BISR assists KUCC investigators by providing expertise in study design, 
statistical oversight and analyses, clinical research informatics and data management, electronic data 
collection, bioinformatics, statistical genomics and investigator initiated clinical trials. 
The BISR consists of faculty and staff, whose diverse expertise and skill sets span the areas of biostatistics, 
bioinformatics and informatics. The considerable overlap between these three areas allow researchers to work 
with a single shared resource for all their data collection, analytics and statistical analysis needs. The synergy 
between the areas that encompass “data science” enables the BISR to support a wide-range of quality 
services, and in a timely and cost-effective manner. To support the research activities of KUCC members, the 
specific aims of this resource are to: 1) provide study design and statistical support and expertise; 2) provide 
bioinformatics and statistical genetics support and expertise; 3) provide informatics support for data collection 
and management; 4) develop and support on-going research enabling technologies, platforms and tools; and 
5) educate students, fellows and faculty members of KUCC on data science and reproducible research ideas 
and methods used in cancer research. 
During the last cycle of the CCSG grant, BISR services were used by 
101 KUCC members for 240 grant submissions (with subsequent awarded grants providing 34% of total 
support for BISR faculty and staff) and 545 projects involving data science expertise. As an essential shared 
resource for KUCC, the BSR leverages substantial institutional support and requests only 11% support from 
the CCSG.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10232196
- **Project number:** 5P30CA168524-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Byron J. Gajewski
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $289,352
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-07-11 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10232196

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10232196, Biostatistics & Informatics Shared Resource (5P30CA168524-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10232196. Licensed CC0.

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