The Biostatistics Research Branch, located within the Division of Clinical Research (DCR), supports NIAID staff with statistical advice and assistance. BRB also oversees the Clinical Trials Research Section (CTRS) to help design and conduct clinical trials in emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
Briefly, BRB members
- Engage in collaborative research with NIAID scientists (intramural and extramural)
- Develop new statistical methods related to any aspect of NIAID research
- Develop new mathematical models to describe the biology of infectious diseases or immune responses
- Provide statistical advice and oversight for extramural and intramural research
- Review or help develop protocols
- Serve on the intramural Institutional Review Board and on certain extramural data monitoring boards
- Develop new statistical methods or mathematical models that lead to more reliable, efficient, or insightful scientific inferences to further the NIAID mission
BRB Staff
- Dean Follmann, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician Branch Chief
- Victoria Bera, Clinical Data Management Specialist II
- Erica H. Brittain, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Michele Di Mascio, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Lori E. Dodd, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Michael Duvenhage, Clinical Trials Data Operations Manager [C]
- Michael P. Fay, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Misrak Gezmu, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Erin Gabriel, Ph.D., Special Volunteer
- Aurelie Gouel, M.D., Ph.D., Special Volunteer
- Iman Gulati, Clinical Data Management Specialist II
- Zonghui Hu, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Sally Hunsberger, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- C. Jason Liang, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Jonathan Fintzi Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Keith Lumbard, M.S., Biostatistician [C]
- Martha Nason, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Michael Proschan, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Jing Qin, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Sharat Srinivasula, M.S., Mathematician [C]
- Bruce Swihart, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Ana Maria Ortega-Villa, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician
- Jing Wang, M.S., Biostatistician I [C]
Contact Information
- For questions about statistical grants within NIAID, contact Dr. Misrak Gezmu.
- For statistical consulting questions, contact the branch chief, Dr. Dean Follmann.
- To contact a particular staff member, see the BRB Staff List.
Location
5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9820
Rockville, MD 20892-9820
Phone: 301-761-7510
Fax: 301-480-0912
Clinical Trials Research Section
As part of the Biostatistics Research Branch, the Clinical Trials Research Section (CTRS) designs and conducts clinical trials in emerging infectious disease outbreaks through innovative trial design, robust data management, sound statistical analysis and effective communication across all areas of study operations.
CTRS Staff
- Dodd, Lori (NIH/NIAID) [E] – Section Chief/Mathematical Statistician
- Aboulhab, Jamila (NIH/NIAID) [E]
- Barash, Yi-Chi (NIH/NIAID) [C] – Data Management Specialist I
- Bera, Victoria (NIH/NIAID) [C] Clinical Data Specialist II
- Bonnett, Tyler (NIH) [C] – Biostatistician II
- Casimir, Claudine (NIH/NIAID) [C] – Project Administrator
- Crissey, John – Technical Manager/Analyst I
- Francis, Alyson (NIH/NIAID) [C] – Data Management Specialist II
- Gulati, Iman (NIH/NIAID) [C] – Clinical Data Specialist II
- Liang, Jason (NIH/NIAID) [E]
- Nguyen, Tintin (NIH/NIAID) [C]
- Pagidi, Daya (NIH/NIAID) [C] – Systems Analyst
- Qiu, Shenji (NIH/NIAID) [C]
- Tshiani Mbaya, Olivier (NIH) [C] – Medical Affairs Scientist II
- Wang, Jing (NIH) [C]
- Weyers, Shera (NIH) [C] – Clinical Trials Data Manager
- Newell, Kevin (NIH) [C] – Leidos Lead for PALM
- Miranda, Alejandra (NIH) [C] – Project Management for PALM
- Potter, Gail (NIH/NIAID) [E] – Deputy Section Chief/Mathematical Statistician
- Rubenstein, Kevin (NIH) [C] – Biostatistician III