# Biostatistics Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $66,919

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: BIOSTATISTICS SHARED RESOURCE
The purpose of the Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR) is to provide all Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
(FPBCC) programs/investigators with access to statistical expertise. The BSR participates in the research
mission of the FPBCC by collaborating with FPBCC members for planning, conducting, and reporting of basic,
translational, clinical, and population-based research. Specifically, the BSR develops statistical designs,
develops statistical analysis plans, collaborates on data acquisition and development of clinical research forms,
performs data monitoring for clinical trials involving human subjects, performs data analysis and interpretation,
and aids in the development of manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations. Additionally, the BSR provides
oversight by participating in the Scientific Review Committee and Data and Safety Monitoring Board of the
cancer center, and provides continuing education for cancer center members through in-person and online
platforms. Advances in biotechnologies and computing hardware/software have increased greatly the need for
the sophisticated statistical methodologies provided by the BSR. Biostatistics is an essential scientific
component of high quality cancer research, particularly in the conduct of clinical research. Dr. Lynette Smith
and Dr. Fang Yu, serve as Co-Directors of the BSR, providing over 35 years of biostatistical experience to the
cancer center. The BSR has access to 18 faculty and staff through the Department of Biostatistics, that allows
flexibility to respond to a large portfolio of funded projects and provide appropriate expertise given the
demands of the projects. Areas of faculty statistical expertise and research include longitudinal data analysis
and study design, cancer prevention, clinical trials methodology, high-dimensional omics data, causal
inference, biomarker development, spatial analysis, and joint modeling of survival and longitudinal data. The
BSR faculty members are active collaborators on numerous NCI-funded projects throughout FPBCC and
participate in regularly scheduled Program meetings. The core contributed to a total of 131 peer-reviewed
publications1-131 from 2015-2020 and in 2019, assisted 60 FPBCC members and associate members with
study design or analysis needs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10270914
- **Project number:** 2P30CA036727-35
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Lynette M Smith
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $66,919
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1997-09-05 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10270914

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10270914, Biostatistics Shared Resource (2P30CA036727-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10270914. Licensed CC0.

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