Department of Biostatistics & Data Science Skip Menu Department Home Education Programs Biostatistics MS Biostatistics MPH Course Descriptions Alumni Office of Biostatistics Our Services, Personnel, & Rates Grant Development Texas Regional CTSA Consortium Quantitative Seminar Secondary Data Analysis Seminar Series Data Management and Analysis Core Home Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Data Science Home About Program Requirements and Support What will I learn? Research Projects SIBDS Faculty Application FAQs 4.530, UTMB Health Clinics1005 Harborside Dr.Galveston, Texas 77555-1150 Phone: (409) 772-6355Fax: (409) 772-9127Email: yokuo@utmb.edu Office Hours:Mondays-Thursdays8am - 5pmFridays, 8am - 12pm Services | Personnel Office of Biostatistics Consulting Services The Office of Biostatistics (OBIOS) has a primary responsibility for providing statistical support services to all faculty, staff and students at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health). Our Services Office of Biostatistics Services Expand All Collapse All Design Support Includes producing power calculations, determining sample size, designing studies that minimize the effects of measurement and experimental error, and identifying appropriate methods for data collection, summary and analysis. Adaptation and Development Includes quantitative research that will produce improved methods and procedures to collect, manage, analyze and interpret biomedical data. This usually occurs during a long-term collaboration between a UTMB researcher and a member of the Office of Biostatistics. Software Support The OBIOS provides support for the computer package SAS® and GraphPad Prism. Both are statistical software with extensive data management capabilities. The OBIOS also maintains and supports ArcGIS, a mapping and spatial analysis program; and TreeAge, a visual modeling tool for building and analyzing decision trees for cost-effectiveness analyses. Database Design Includes developing project specific systems for data acquisition, scheduling, and modification. Data management includes maintaining data bases and preparing databases for analysis. Data analysis includes identifying and applying appropriate numerical procedures to allow valid statistical inferences. Special Services Are available to assist with the conceptualization, formulation, design, use and codification of these data gathering tools. Pilot testing, training, operational evaluation and analytic support can be obtained on a project specific basis. MarketScan OBIOS will maintain the Merative MarketScan database, which contains longitudinal medical, and pharmacy claims for over 273 million unique enrollees from 500 hospitals, 120 contributing employers, and 40 unique health plans in the US. Our Personnel Expand All Collapse All Monica Cline Administrative CoordinatorDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science Samuel V. David, MPH Statistical AssistantData Analysis, Data Management Biai Digbeu, MPH Biostatistician IEpic Certified Programmer, SAS® Certified Programmer, Medicare Data, Data analysis, Data Management Daoqi Gao, MS Biostatistician ISAS® Certified Programmer, Data Analysis, Data Management Ioannis Malagaris, PhD, MS, MPH Biostatistician IStatistical Programming, Data Management, Medicare Data Efstathia Polychronopoulou, MS Biostatistician IEpic Certified Programmer, Data Management, Medicare Data, Logistic Regression Yong Shan, PhD Biostatistician IIData Analysis, Survival Analysis Md Ibrahim Tahashilder, MS Biostatistician ISAS® Certified Programmer, Data Analysis, Data Management Jordan Westra, MPH Biostatistician IIMedicare Data, Data analysis, Data Management Yuanyi Zhang, PhD Biostatistician IEpic Certified Programmer, Data Management, Data Analysis, Database Design and Administrative Bioinformatics Our Rates Initial consultations and grant development are provided at no cost. Statistical services may be paid for by including portions of a staff member's salary on funded projects or statistical services may be billed on an hourly basis. UTMB RatesUT System RateOther Academic RatesIndustry RatesSenior Biostatistician150150200300Biostatistician100100150200Programming7575100150OBIOS aims to provide high-quality statistical and scientific output for UTMB. Adhering to these expectations ensures a smooth and efficient research process. For further questions or concerns, please see our Consulting Service Policy or contact the Director of OBIOS yokuo@utmb.edu.Request Services