The goal of the Biostatistics Shared Resource is to facilitate the important work for the PIPCHE Partnernship through infrastructure for its research, research education and outreach activities.
Provide statistical collaboration and support to all U54 full and pilot projects, to the Outreach Core and Shared Resources, and to U54 students and trainees.
Build capacity for biostatistical support for health disparities research at University of Guam (UOG) and the University of Hawai`i Cancer Center (UHCC) through mentoring and seminars.
Curate data resources to monitor health disparities in cancer incidence rates and prevalence of exposure to cancer risk and protective factors among Pacific Island population.
Develop and implement, with the Information Technology Shared Resource, a platform for storage and sharing of U54 project data and documents.
Project Leads:
Lynne R. Wilkens, DrPH, MS
Grazyna Badowski, PhD
The Research Education Core (REC) of the Pacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity (PICPHE) addresses the need for trained researchers in Guam, Micronesia, and Hawai’i with expertise in cancer health disparities.
Mentor: Dr. Grazyna Badowski
Project: Biostatistics Shared Resource Core
Grad, Pursuing MS Data Science
Mentor: Dr. Tressa Diaz
Project: Community Outreach Core
Master’s Clinical Psychology
Mentor:Mentor: Dr. Badowski
Project:Biostatistics Shared Resource Core
MS Data Science.
Mentor:Mentor: Dr. Biggs
Project:Community Outreach Core
Master’s Biology.
