Core members offer expertise in: • Refining research questions and hypotheses • Designing studies and selecting variables • Estimating sample size and statistical power • Developing analysis plans • Designing data collection methods and randomization schemes • Managing data and conducting biostatistical analyses The Core consists of 10 members with a mix of MS- and PhD level positions. Responsibilities include collaborating on the design of clinical research studies, writing biostatistical analysis plans for research proposals and internal grants, calculating sample size and power, managing, analyzing, and interpreting study data and results, contributing to study publications, and educating members of the research team in statistical methods and study design.