# Biostatistics/Epidemiology Training Grants in AIDS

> **NIH NIH T32** · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2024 · $546,959

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
This is a request for a continuation of the Biostatistics and Epidemiology in AIDS Training Program at the
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH). The program prepares predoctoral and postdoctoral
trainees in the application of biostatistics and epidemiology to HIV research, and the development of new
methodology relevant to this research. The program is an active collaboration between the HSPH
Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Trainees receive high-quality instruction in core biostatistical
theory and methods, such as probability, statistical inference, computing and data analysis. The program
also provides training in specialized topics of particular relevance for HIV applications, such as survival
analysis, longitudinal and multivariate data analysis, causal inference, and genetics, with options in the
increasingly important areas of computational biology/bioinformatics and health data science.
The training also includes substantive course work in HIV-related topics, most commonly in HIV
epidemiology; topics in immunology, virology and infectious diseases; or HIV-related health policy. Trainees
participate in a collaborative HIV-related project with clinical and laboratory science researchers; a regular
“HIV Working Group” seminar series where faculty, trainees and other researchers present their HIV-related
research; and seminar discussions about the design of developing clinical trials and observational studies in
HIV research organized by the HSPH Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR). An important focus
of training is the opportunity to work with faculty on HIV-related biostatistical and epidemiological methods
research including, for predoctoral students, the development of a doctoral thesis. Trainees participate in
formal courses on scientific integrity in the conduct of research and reproducibility of research, and
workshops on effective writing, public speaking, and career development.
Since its inception in 1988, this training program has emphasized strong links to HIV research, particularly
through the large statistical centers at CBAR working with international HIV clinical trials research networks
and the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study, and through collaborations with the Botswana Harvard Health
Partnership and other sub-Saharan HIV-related projects. The Program has a particular focus on supporting
a pipeline of applicants from underrepresented minority groups and their success in completion of training.
The focus on interdisciplinary training at HSPH, as well as its talented and diverse student body and faculty,
makes it well suited for a training program in biostatistics and epidemiology applied to HIV research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11007637
- **Project number:** 2T32AI007358-36
- **Recipient organization:** HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael David Hughes
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $546,959
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1989-09-01 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11007637

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11007637, Biostatistics/Epidemiology Training Grants in AIDS (2T32AI007358-36). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11007637. Licensed CC0.

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