# Graduate Training in Biostatistics

> **NIH NIH T32** · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2020 · $367,851

## Abstract

Summary/Abstract
This is a request for an extension of the training program in Environmental Statistics at the Harvard T. H. Chan
School of Public Health. The program prepares pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellows for research in the
application of biostatistics, statistical genetics and genomics, and data science to the environmental health
sciences. The program will be administered through the Department of Biostatistics, with active participation
by faculty members from the Department of Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology, also
located at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Trainees will receive high-quality instruction in basic
biostatistical theory and methods, such as probability, statistical inference, computing and data analysis. The
program will also provide training in specialized topics of particular relevance for environmental applications,
such as longitudinal and multivariate data analysis, Bayesian methods, causal inference as well as statistical
genetics, environmental genomics and other high-dimensional data techniques. The program also provides
training in statistical methods relevant to environmental exposure assessment such as measurement error
models, spatio-temporal methods, and data fusion methods for integrating exposure and health data from
disparate temporal and spatial scales. Training will also be provided through substantive course work in
environmental health, a regular seminar series called “Environmental Statistics,” where faculty, students, and
fellows present their own environmental health-related research, and annual symposia. An important focus of
training will be the opportunity to collaborate with faculty members from all three participating departments on
biostatistical research as it applies to environmental health. All trainees will participate in Harvard's program on
scientific integrity in the conduct of research, formal coursework on grant writing strategies and methods to
ensure reproducible science, formal, hands-on training in strategies for effective interdisciplinary collaboration,
and regular workshops on effective writing strategies, public speaking, and overall career development.
Since its inception in 1982, this training program has emphasized strong links to the environmental health
sciences. In recent years, program trainers have placed particular importance on the recruitment of students
from underrepresented minority groups. The focus on interdisciplinary training at the Harvard T. H. Chan
School of Public Health, as well as its talented and diverse student body and faculty, makes it ideally suited for
a training program in Environmental Statistics.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9963273
- **Project number:** 5T32ES007142-38
- **Recipient organization:** HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Brent Andrew Coull
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $367,851
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1983-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9963273

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9963273, Graduate Training in Biostatistics (5T32ES007142-38). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9963273. Licensed CC0.

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