Resources

Zoom Drop-in Hours with CBHDS's team of Biostatisticians are held twice a week. 
(Please read our FAQ for more details about the services we offer in our Zoom hours)

Learn more about our Team and their Statistical Methods and Tools expertise.

Virginia Tech's Statistical Applications and Innovations Group (SAIG):

• SAIG Short Courses (2 hours)
• Monthly Hour-Long Seminars
• Workshops (2 - 8 hours)

VT Professional Development Network: Courses in Statistical Programming and other Topics

• The University of Minnesota BERD group maintains Biostats4You, a website with carefully selected and vetted training materials especially suited for a non-statistician audience.

• Our BERD colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a resource list of Analysis and Data Management Tools. 

• The National Center for Data to Health (CD2H) is funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to act as a computational and data resource for all of the CTSA community. The goal of the Machine Learning Sandbox initiative is to bring data and analytic tools together in one location so that clinical and translational researchers can make the most out of the valuable data to ask questions of interest in various areas, through the use of machine learning algorithms. 

• The Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), housed at the University of Rochester, is the coordinating center for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, which supports a network of more than 50 of the nation’s top biomedical research institutions. The purpose of CLIC is to serve the CTSA Program through coordination, transparent communication, actionable metrics, network analytics and innovative collaboration tools for use around the consortium, and to make the work and accomplishments of the CTSA Program vibrantly visible to all stakeholders.

• The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) supports research, education, advocacy and mentoring, integrating multiple disciplines across the full translational science spectrum. Through collaborative efforts, ACTS provides a forum for members to share studies, promote best practices, and form professional relationships.

• The Applied Biostatistical Sciences (ABS) Network at the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) at the University of Michigan aims to improve health research by fostering partnerships among statisticians, epidemiologists and researchers. The ABS Network offers various trainings, events, resources and networking opportunities to encourage rigorous methods toward generating reproducible findings that advance translation.

• The Quantitative Staff Network (QSN) is a multi-institutional network of 30+ organizations with 250+ members across the nation. Established in March 2024 from the results of a needs-assessment survey of collaborative biostatisticians across Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) centers. The QSN aims to provide nationwide professional development support and serve as an information resource and advocate by fostering community among staff statisticians, informaticians, data scientists, data analysts, and epidemiologists at any career stage, and faculty supporting individuals in these roles. QSN's collaborating/funding organization is the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).