The primary aim of the Biostatistics staff is to support funded cancer-related projects of Cancer Center members; support of other projects can be arranged. The staff supports several program projects and serves as the Design and Analysis Core of the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC). We provide Cancer Center members with a high level and broad range of expertise in data management and biostatistics.

Investigators are encouraged to initiate collaboration with the Biostatistics staff as early as possible in the protocol planning process and to utilize services throughout the duration of their projects.

Biostatistics Services

Services include support in the planning, monitoring, and analysis phases of a study.

Planning

• Review background and rationale
• Identify hypotheses, endpoints, and covariates
• Design experiments and surveys
• Estimate sample size and calculate power
• Assist database development
• Write statistical considerations components of grants and research protocols
• Develop early stopping rules for clinical trials

Monitoring

• Process, store, and retrieve data
• Monitor accrual
• Conduct interim analysis
• Assist with continuation/stopping decisions

Analysis

• Conduct statistical analysis
• Assist with interpretation of results
• Recommend presentation methods
• Author statistical analysis component of manuscripts

Contact Information

Bruce R. Lindgren, M.S.
Coordinator and Senior Research Fellow
Office: B484-2 Mayo
612-624-2939
lindg001@umn.edu

Faculty:

Director:
Chap T. Le, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biostatistics
Office: A441 Mayo
612-624-9963
chap@umn.edu

Xianghua Luo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Office: A455 Mayo
612-624-2158
luox0054@umn.edu

Baolin Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Office: A442 Mayo
612-624-0647
baolin@umn.edu

Professional Academic Staff

Robin L. Bliss, M.S.
Senior Research Fellow
Office: B484-3 Mayo
612-624-7176
bliss003@umn.edu

Qing Cao, M.S.
Research Fellow
Office: B412-1 Mayo
612-624-2604
caox0075@umn.edu

Todd DeFor, M.S.
Senior Research Fellow
Office: B412-2 Mayo
612-626-6846
defor001@umn.edu

Rachel Isaksson Vogel, M.S.
Research Fellow
Office: B412-1 Mayo
612-624-6928
isak0023@umn.edu

Bruce R. Lindgren, M.S.
Senior Research Fellow
Office: B484-2 Mayo
612-624-2939
lindg001@umn.edu

Linan Ma, M.S.P.H.
Research Fellow
Office: B412-4 Mayo
612-625-4311
maxxx290@umn.edu

Yan Zhang, M.S.
Research Fellow
Office: B484-4 Mayo
612-624-6916
zhang254@umn.edu