# Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core Facility

> **NIH NIH P20** · NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $135,485

## Abstract

Project Summary
There are many challenges to securing significant funding from federal agencies, particularly for junior faculty
members. A major obstacle for translational and pre-clinical researchers is a lack of access to comprehensive
data analysis support. In Phase I of the COBRE Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Pancreatic
Cancer (CDTSPC), the Biostatistics Core was established to serve as a networking, training, and consulting
resource for junior faculty conducting research on pancreatic cancer, as well as for other scholars on campus
seeking to form collaborative partnerships with data scientists. In the Phase II continuation of this project, the
(newly re-named) Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core (B2C) will continue to play an integral role in the CDTSPC
by providing high-quality, comprehensive study design and data analysis to all researchers of the CDTSPC and
North Dakota State University. Core personnel will assist CDTSPC investigators with all statistical aspects of
their translational and pre-clinical pancreatic cancer research projects in all stages of the process, increasing the
likelihood of CDTSPC researchers securing federally-funded research grants by ensuring properly designed and
well-powered experiments. Securing major funding is essential for the career advancement of CDTSPC Junior
Investigators and the Core, whose sustainability is realized through the receipt of competitive federal funding.
As the only Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core specializing in pancreatic cancer research in the region, the
B2C will also provide support for projects involving analysis beyond the traditional statistical techniques of the
bench and clinical research into other emerging areas of “big data” research, including bioinformatics, artificial
intelligence, and machine learning. For Phase II, the B2C Core aims are (1) to proactively assist in the statistical
design and implementation of all types of research, with an emphasis on translational and pre-clinical pancreatic
cancer research and (2) to assist in data analysis and reporting of post-experiment data. The B2C is uniquely
positioned to facilitate interdisciplinary and multi-paradigmatic research. The B2C faculty members have a wide
range of expertise in study design and data analysis methods and extensive experience in collaborating with
researchers in pancreatic cancer and many other areas of research. Using this expertise, B2C staff will assist
COBRE investigators with their projects, leading to advanced knowledge and treatment of pancreatic cancer,
and will meet the crucial need of reliable data analysis support to researchers at NDSU.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10496132
- **Project number:** 2P20GM109024-06
- **Recipient organization:** NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Megan Orr
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $135,485
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2016-03-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10496132

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10496132, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core Facility (2P20GM109024-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10496132. Licensed CC0.

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