The CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design (BERD) unit comprises a multidisciplinary team of expert biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and methodologists that supports the education, design and implementation of clinical and translational studies.

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Consultations

The CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design (BERD) unit comprises a multidisciplinary team of expert biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and methodologists. The CCTS pairs investigators spanning the CCTS Partner Network with BERD Team members to enable the use of sound methodology and reproducibility in clinical and translational studies. BERD consults are intended to offer guidance during critical design and initial implementation phases (e.g. up to 8 hours of effort). Projects that necessitate a larger commitment from a biostatistician may be asked to support their effort accordingly.
Locations and Hours:

• Walk-in Clinic Hours: Wednesday and Thursdays, 11:30AM – 1PM on the 1st Floor of the Shelby Building Holiday Hours may affect Walk-in Clinic Schedule
• Outside of Walk-in Clinic Hours: 8AM – 5PM Monday – Friday. Only request this if you are unavailable during Clinic Hours. Consults beyond Clinic Hours take several days to schedule.

Completion of an Intake Form is required for every consultation.
Questions? contact us at CCTS@uab.edu

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BERD Team

The CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) unit draws from expertise throughout the CCTS Partner Network to provide robust methodological support. Our team also seeks to enhance reproducibility in clinical and translational sciences, provide education opportunities, and supports the development of new methodologies.

Leadership                                                                      Bob Oster, PhD  BERD Director   Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science   oster@uab.edu                                                              Amanda Anderson, PhD  BERD Co-Director   Department of Epidemiology  ahanders@uab.edu BERD Collaboratory University of Alabama Jason Parton, PhD Associate Professor Culverhouse College of Business jmparton@ua.edu     Hui Wang, MS Research Data Analyst Institute for Rural Health Research hwang68@ua.edu     University of Alabama at Birmingham  Navneet Baidwan, PhD Scientist II Department of Family and Community Medicine baidw002@uab.edu     Stacey Cofield, PhD Professor Department of Biostatistics scofield@uab.edu     Peng Li, PhD Associate Professor School of Nursing 205-996-0376 pli@uab.edu     Paul MacLennan, PhD Professor Department of Surgery pmaclennan@uabmc.edu     Gerald McGwin, PhD Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Epidemiology mcgwin@uab.edu       Helen Zhai, PhD CCTS Biostatistician gzhai@uab.edu     Joshua S. Richman, MD, PhD Associate Professor Department of Surgery 205-975-1932 jrichman@uab.edu      Ashutosh Tamhane, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine 205-975-8606 tamhane@uab.edu      Auburn University     David T. Redden, PhD Professor Biomedical Affairs and Research dredden@uab.edu     University of South Alabama  Madhuri Mulekar, PhD Professor  Department of Mathematics and Statistics 251-460-6264 mmulekar@southalabama.edu     Southern Research Oliver Hampton, PhD Chief Data Officer ohampton@southernresearch.org     Tuskegee University Ehsan Abdalla, DVM, MSc, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor College of Veterinary Medicine 334-727-8042 eabdalla@tuskegee.edu     Related Resources Learning Platforms Biostats4you