# Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2020 · $320,910

## Abstract

CLINICAL RESEARCH GROUP 
BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS SHARED FACILITY (BBSF) 
ABSTRACT 
The primary objective of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility (BBSF) is to provide centralized 
study design, data analytic expertise, and collaborative research support for the research projects of the UAB 
Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB-CCC). To accomplish this, the BBSF has the following specific aims: 1) 
coordinate and manage statistical and bioinformatics activities in the CCC, ensuring that investigators have 
ready access to study design and analytic consultation and support; 2) provide data analysis for CCC projects 
using contemporary statistical methodologies; 3) provide statistical consultation on study design and research 
proposal development, including pilot projects; 4) participate in teaching and training activities of the CCC; 5) 
provide high-quality, centralized data management services; and 6) develop methodologies for novel 
experimental designs and analyses that will enhance the BBSF's technical capabilities in providing 
collaborative research support. The BBSF continues to respond to the increasing requirement for 
multidimensional data analyses in mechanistic and functional studies using “-omics” technologies, including the 
CCC Microbiome initiative, and works closely with the other Shared Facilities to provide support in these areas. 
The BBSF also plays an active role in the outreach efforts of the CCC and provides training in research design 
as well as ongoing support to investigators in the NCI-supported UAB, Morehouse School of Medicine and 
Tuskegee University partnership. The BBSF is composed of a team of faculty members and support staff, 
primarily from the Division of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Medicine, and calls on additional 
consultation resources on an as-needed basis. It provides CCC investigators easy access to well-established 
and comprehensive biostatistical and bioinformatics support in a timely and cost-effective manner. The 
success of the facility is evident through the high volume of both cancer-related publications and grants for 
which the BBSF provides key support in research design and statistical analyses.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9895652
- **Project number:** 5P30CA013148-48
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** Sejong Bae
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $320,910
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9895652

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9895652, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility (5P30CA013148-48). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9895652. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*