The Clinical and Biostatistics Core supports investigators interested in clinical, translational, and population health research related to HIV.
Clinical and Biostatistics Services for Full / Affiliate Members
- Access to clinical samples (human tissue and blood)
- Technical expertise in data analysis, data management and biostatistics
- Education and training in clinical research methods and statistical analysis
- Assistance with survey development and design
- Assistance with qualitative study development and design
The core will provide priority support to Texas D-CFAR pilot grant awardees, junior faculty, and new HIV investigators.
Networks, Cohort Studies, Biorepositories for Full / Affiliate Members
- AIDS Clinical Trials Group
- HIV Prevention Trials Network
- MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study
- International Maternal, Pediatric, Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials
- AIDS Malignancy Consortium
- AIDS Cancer Specimen Resource
- NeuroAIDS bank
- HIV/AIDS EHR Data
Resources
View the List of HIV Cohorts and HIV Biorepositories which includes resources that provide data and specimens for HIV research. Consult the website or contact person included in the pdf for further information.
Core Leadership
View the TX-CFAR Investigator Profiles for information on each leadership member.
Director: Jordan E. Lake, M.D., MSc.
Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School, UT Health
Email: jordan.e.lake@uth.tmc.edu
Co-Director: Hulin Wu, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics and Data Science at the School of Public Health, UT Health
Email: hulin.wu@uth.tmc.edu
Co-Director: Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, M.D.
Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Email: riar@bcm.edu
Additional Staff
Bich Dang, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Email: bndang@bcm.edu
Survey Development and Design
Yolanda Villarreal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Health
Email: yolanda.r.villarreal@uth.tmc.edu
Qualitative Study Development and Design