Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design

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:
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Educational and professional development opportunities on topics of high need for those involved with research in the OHSU community
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High-quality individual mentorship support to investigators initiating research
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Methodologic support to investigators pursuing analytically novel work
BERD support opportunities for your research
- Education
- Mentorship
- Methodology
Education
Education and professional development
BERD sponsors regular training opportunities on high-need topics for clinical and translational investigators through the OCTRI Research Forum.
Many of the seminars and workshops we offer fall under our ongoing series:
- Data Equity
- Power and Sample Size Considerations
- R and RStudio
We additionally offer free-standing seminars on other topics of interest to researchers.
Our seminars are offered on a recurring basis. Materials from each of our past seminars and workshops, including slides, recordings, and additional resources, can be found on the OCTRI Research Forum webpage, as well as any upcoming offerings.
Please reach out to Amy Laird with inquiries.
Mentorship
Methodology
Meet our team

Barbara Brumbach, PhD

Sarah Andrea, PhD

Meike Niederhausen, PhD

Amy Laird, PhD

Genna Kalal

Ready to discuss your needs for mentorship support?
Contact the BERD team at berd@ohsu.edu

BERD at a glance

OCTRI Research Forum
Seminar series on current topics in clinical and translational research.

Resources
Browse library of statistics resources for researchers at the Biostats4You page.

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