Biostatistics Centers and Cores

Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Center

Scott Emerson, PI for ROC
Alfred Hallstrom, PI for DAVID II
Art Kerr, Administrator

Contact info: UDB, 1107 NE 45th St, Seattle, WA; UW Box #354806; E-Mail: aph@u.washington.edu;  Tel: (206) 685-1302; Fax: (206) 543-0131

URLs: http://www.uwctc.org/

Personnel Directory (PDF): Directory

Support:  NIH/NHLBI, St. Jude Medical, American Heart Association, Medtronic Physio-Control, Cardiac Science/Survivalink, Philips Medical Systems/Heartstream, Laerdal, Medic 1 Foundation

Aims:  To coordinate the design and conduct of multi-site, randomized clinical trials of new treatments & therapies for cardiovascular diseases, including quality control, data management, analysis and dissemination of results.

Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health

David Eaton, Director
Katie Kerr, Core Director

Administering Department:  Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Contact info:  4225 Roosevelt Way, NE, #100; UW Box #354695; E-Mail: azure@u.washington.edu; (206) 543-4383; Fax: (206) 685-4696

URL:   http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/ServiceCores/FC5/FC5.html

Personnel Directory: http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/directory.html

Support:  NIH/NIEHS

Aim:  To foster collaborative research in the area of "gene-environment interactions," with an emphasis on molecular and population-based studies related to: drug & chemical metabolism, cancer, birth defects, chronic neurological diseases, and pulmonary diseases such as asthma. The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Facility core of the CEEH provides support for the design of microarray studies and the analysis of microarray-generated data.

Center for Genomics and Public Health

Karen Edwards, Director

Administering Department:  Epidemiology

Contact info:  460 Old Fisheries Bldg; UW Box #354695; E-Mail: cgph@u.washington.edu; (206) 616-0684; Fax:(206) 616-0688

URL:  http://depts.washington.edu/cgph/

Personnel Directory: http://depts.washington.edu/cgph/aboutus/subhead.php?fid=60

Support:  ASPH/CDC/ATSDR

Aims: To integrate advances in genetic technology into public health practice and offer research and educational opportunities for public health students and professionals.

Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center

Richard Kronmal, Director

Administering Departments:  Biostatistics

Contact info: 

Alice Arnold, Ph.D., Associate Director; Email: arnolda@u.washington.edu
Nick Yasinski, Administrator; Email: yasinski@u.washington.edu
Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center
School of Public Health
University of Washington
Building 29, Suite 310
6200 NE 74th St.
UW Box #354922
Seattle, WA 98115
phone:  (206) 685-7123
FAX:  (206) 616-4075

URL:  http://www.uwchscc.org/

Personnel Directory: http://www.uwchscc.org/OfficeDirectory.aspx

Support:  various NIH grants

Aims: The Center is dedicated to the design, operations, data management, and statistical support for multi-site epidemiologic studies for the prevention and treatment of health conditions and disease.

EPA Northwest Research Center for Particulate Matter and Health

Jane Koenig, Director

Administering Department:  Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Contact info:  UDB, 1107 NE 45th St.; UW Box #357234; E-Mail: jkoenig@u.washington.edu; (206) 543-2026; Fax: (206) 685-3990

URL:  http://depts.washington.edu/pmcenter/index.html

Personnel Directory: http://depts.washington.edu/pmcenter/pplinv.html

Support:  USEPA

Aims: One of five centers around the country funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency to study the effects on human health of particulate air pollution.  Center-supported research will contribute to decisions about air quality standards and to the understanding of how we are affected by the air we breathe. The Statistics and Data Core of the Center is led by Biostatistics faculty.  It is designed to support all the database management, data sharing, and statistical analysis needs of the PM Center investigators.  Through its regular meetings this core does regular consulting for the PM Center investigators and gives biostatistics students exposure to collaborative research in air pollution.

Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center

David Grossman and Fred Rivara, Directors

Administering Department/Unit:  Harborview Medical Center

Contact info:  Harborview Medical Center; E-Mail: hiprc@u.washington.edu; (206) 744-9430; Fax: (206) 744-9962

URL:  http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/

Personnel Directory: http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/about/people.html

Support: CDC

Aims: HIPRC is one of the premier institutions researching how and why people suffer injuries and what can be done to prevent them.

Institute for Public Health Genetics

Melissa Austin, Director

Administering Department:  Epidemiology

Contact info:   F363 HSB; UW Box #357236; E-Mail: phgen@u.washington.edu; (206) 616-9286; Fax: (206) 685-9651

URL:  http://depts.washington.edu/phgen

Personnel Directory: http://depts.washington.edu/phgen/faculty/faculty_corefaculty.shtml

Support:  UW (University Initiatives Fund)

Aims: The mission of the IPHG is to provide broad, multidisciplinary training for future public health professionals, to facilitate research in public health genetics, and to serve as a resource for continuing professional education. The Department of Biostatistics provides faculty-level administrative and teaching contributions to the IPHG's Master of Science Program in Genetic Epidemiology.

National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center

Walter Kukull, Director

Administering Department:  Epidemiology

Contact info: 4225 Roosevelt Way, NE, #301; E-Mail: naccmail@alz.washington.edu; T:(206) 543-8637; Fax:(206) 543-8791

URL:  http://www.alz.washington.edu/

Support:  NIH/NIA

Aims: The NACC is the data coordinating center for the 32 NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADCs) in the U.S., and its database holds information on over 50,000 research subjects. NACC also peer reviews and funds collaborative pilot studies among ADCS, and approximately $900K is made available each year to fund 3 or 4 of these collaborative studies.

Toxicogenomics Research Consortium

Helmut Zarbl [FHCRC] and David L. Eaton [UW], Directors
Roger Bumgarner, Core Leader
Katie Kerr, Core Co-leader

Administering Departments:  Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; FHCRC

Contact info:  (UW) 4225 Roosevelt Way, NE; E-Mail: azure@u.washington.edu;
T: (206) 543-4383; Fax: (206) 685-4696

URL:  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/trc/fhcrc/home.htm

Personnel Directory: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/trc/members.htm

Support:  NIH/NIEHS

Aims: This NIEHS Consortium is designed to develop collaborations and common techniques and protocols for the use of expression arrays in the field of toxicogenomics.  The UW/FHCRC is one of 6 institutions nation-wide to participate in the NIEHS Toxicogenomics Consortium.