About us

OCTRI Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) exists to provide the expertise and mentorship support that clinical and translational investigators need to carry out sound research. To set investigators up for success, our program provides one-on-one consultation in the design phase of research, as well as training opportunities on high-need topics in biostatistics and epidemiology. 

We have close ties with the Biostatistics and Design Program (BDP), a university shared resource (USR) core. The BDP engages with researchers via fee-for-service agreements to provide analytic support and offers weekly advice sessions to investigators across OHSU on a reservation basis.

Though these two programs have overlapping goals and common team members, the primary distinction is that BERD, as a provider of training opportunities and mentoring, facilitates clinical and translational research, while BDP, as a service core, assists in carrying out this research. 

What we do

The OCTRI BERD team facilitates clinical and translational research at OHSU and beyond in several ways: 

• Educational and professional development opportunities on topics of high need for those involved with research in the OHSU community 

• High-quality individual mentorship support to investigators initiating research 

• Methodologic support to investigators pursuing analytically novel work 

BERD support opportunities for your research