TITLE: Biostatistics in Medical & Health Research via Clinical Trials and  

            Epidemiology, Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics II

            (T15HL097780-01)

ROLE:    PI (25% efforts)

FUNDING AGENCY: NIH/National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute

PERIOD:  08/20/2009 - 07/31/2012

AMOUNT: $800,000

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a six-week summer institute for training in

                       biostatistics for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate

                       students selected from a national pool and thereby to promote

                       biostatistics as a career choice for students.

 

TITLE: Florida Prevention Research Center- Community-based

            prevention marketing: bridging the gap from research to practice

ROLE: Co-PI; 5% efforts (Carol Bryant PI)

FUNDING AGNECY: CDC/DHHS

PERIOD: 09/2009-09/2014

AMOUNT: $3,000,000

OBJECTIVE: To conduct research in developing and evaluating a

                      community-based prevention marketing intervention model

                      for preventing diseases and disabilities

 

PENDING:

 

TITLE: CDI-Type II: Real-Time Predictive Strategies for Mitigating Large Scale Pandemic Outbreaks

ROLE: Co-PI (10%Efforts) (Tapas Das PI)

FUNDING AGENCY: National Science Foundation

PERIOD: 01/01/2010-12/31/2013

AMOUNT: $1,985,387

OBJECTIVES: To develop computer simulation based pandemic mitigation

                        strategies

 

RECENTLY COMPLETED:  

 

TITLE: Statistical Innovations to Risk Assessment of Neurotoxicity
ROLE: Principal Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY: National Science Foundation
PERIOD: 10/01/1999 - 03/31/2005
AMOUNT: $204,500.00
OBJECTIVES: To develop efficient experimental design and new statistical

                      methods to detect and model neurotoxic risk due to exposure to

                      environmental agents; to develop and test methods for estimating

                      benchmark dose of neurotoxicity.

 

TITLE: Stigma and Tuberculosis in Haitian Populations
ROLE: Co-investigator (5% efforts, Jeannine Coreil PI)
FUNDING AGNECY: NIH
PERIOD: 04/2003-03/2008
OBJECTIVE:  To study acultural factors on TB related stigma among Haitian and Florida populations.

 

TITLE: Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance System for Detection of Bioterrorism Attack

ROLE:  Principal Investigator
FUNDING AGNECY: CDC via Hillsborough County Health Department
PERIOD: 07/01/2003 ?06/30/2004
AMOUTN: $21,394.00
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a syndromic surveillance system for earlier detection of

bioterrorism attack. It involves assessment of syndromic data reliability, sensitivity

and specificity of statistical and computational algorithm, as well as application of

 new statistical methods. 

 

TITLE: Suncoast Developmental Center of Patient Safety Evaluation and Research
ROLE: Co-investigator (10% efforts, Jay Wolfson PI))
FUNDING AGNECY: AHRQ
PERIOD: 11/2001-10/2004
OBJECTIVE:  Develop a national center for patient safety through research and community education