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Title: Understanding Emerging Patterns of Non-Daily Smoking: Field and Lab Assessments
Biostatistics Faculty: Stewart Anderson, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Saul Shiffman, Department of Psychology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/06 – 4/11

Title: Psycho-physiological Influences on Physical Activity
Biostatistics Faculty: Vincent Arena, Statistician
Principal Investigator: Department of Health and Physical Activity
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/04-6/09

Title: Impact of Strategies Used in Derivation of Air Pollution Models
Biostatistics Faculty: Vincent Arena, Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Exxon Mobil
Funding Period: 1/05-9/09

Title: Data Management Project for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) Study
Biostatistics Faculty: Vincent Arena, Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Funding Period: 11/07 – 4/09

Title: BCPT CCOP and STAR-P2 Trials
Biostatistics Faculty: Joseph Costantino, Principal Investigator; Stewart Anderson, Statistician; Ann Brown, Statistician; Jong-Hyeon Jeong, Statistician; Stephanie Land, Statistician; Gong Tang, Statistician; Chien-Cheng Tseng, Statistician
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 7/07-6/12

Title: Coordinating Center for Treatment Trials
Biostatistics Faculty: Joseph Costantino, Principal Investigator; Stewart Anderson, Statistician; Hanna Bandos, Statistician; Ann Brown, Statistician; Jong-Hyeon Jeong, Statistician; Stephanie Land, Statistician; Gong Tang, Statistician; John Wilson, Statistician; Gregory Yothers, Statistician
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 4/06–1/12

Title: Childhood Abuse, Violence, PTSD and Substance Use
Biostatistics Faculty: Richard Day, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Larkby, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIDA
Funding Period: 6/05-2/10

Title: Prenatal Marijuana Exposure: Long-Term Outcomes
Biostatistics Faculty : Richard Day , Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Nancy Day, Ph.D., Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIDA
Funding Period: 2/05-1/10

Title: Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Use; 15-Year Follow-up
Biostatistics Faculty: Richard Day, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Gale Richardson, Psychiatry
Funding Period: 10/03 to 6/09

Title: Dendritic Cell Dynamics in Peripheral and Lymphoid Tissues in SIV Infection
Biostatistics Faculty: Richard Day, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Simon M. Barrett-Boyes
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 4/07 – 3/12

Title: Prolotherapy for the Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis
Biostatistics Faculty: Richard Day, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Ronald Glick, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 09/07 – 8/10

Title: Melanoma Vaccines with Peptides, Protein, and Adjuvant
Biostatistics Faculty: Stephanie Land, Biostatistician; Hong Wang, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zarour
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 2/05 – 1/10

Title: Prevention of Adolescent Smoking with School-Based Media Literacy
Biostatistics Faculty: Stephanie Land, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Dr. Primack
Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Funding Period: 7/06 – 6/09

Title: Patient Reported Outcomes in Long Term Survivors with Colon and Rectal Cancer
Biostatistics Faculty: Stephanie Land, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ko, UCLA
Funding Agency: American Cancer Society
Funding Period: 7/05 – 6/09
Title: Anticipated Reproductive Events That May Elicit Anti-MUCI
Biostatistics Faculty: Stephanie Land, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: D. Cramer
Funding Agency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Funding Period: 7/06 – 6/10

Title: SPORE in Lung Cancer
Biostatistics Faculty: Stephanie Land, PhD, Director of Biostatistical Core
Principal Investigator: J. Siegfried
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 7/06 – 6/12

Title: Reduce Smoking and Exposure to Tobacco Center
Biostatistics Faculty: Stephanie Land, PhD
Funding Period: 7/07 – 6/10

Title: Program of Biostatistical Support
Biostatistics Faculty: Gary Marsh, Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Funding Period: 3/97 - 2/10

Title: Mortality Surveillance and Epidemiological Component Support Program for Owens Corning
Biostatistics Faculty: Gary Marsh, Principal Investigator; Ada Youk, Biostatistician
Funding Agency: Owens Corning
Funding Period: 01/02 - 12/11

Title: Epidemiology and Biostatistical Component of the Pratt and Whitney Cohort Mortality Study
Biostatistics Faculty: Gary Marsh, PhD, Principal Investigator; Ada Youk, PhD, Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Pratt and Whitney (Division of United Technologies Corporation)
Funding Period: 7/02 - 6/09

Title: Tungsten Carbide Worker Epidemiology Study
Biostatistics Faculty: Gary Marsh, PhD, Prinicipal Investigator
Funding Agency: PA Dept of Health
Funding Period: 11/08 – 10/09

Title: Aging Well, Sleeping Efficiently: Intervention Studies
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Timothy H. Monk, PhD, DSc, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIA
Funding Period: 6/03 - 5/09

Title: Treatment of Depression Following Cardiac Bypass Surgery
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Bruce Rollman, MD, MPH, General Internal Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 8/03 - 6/09

Title: Improving Quality Care for Anxiety Disorders
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Bruce Rollman, MD, MPH, General Internal Medicine
Funding Agency: NIHM
Funding Period: 3/04 - 2/10

Title: Maintenance Therapies in Late-Life Depression- III
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Charles F. Reynolds, III, MD, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 3/04 - 2/10

Title: Geriatric Depression: Getting Better, Getting Well
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Charles F. Reynolds, III, MD, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 6/04 - 4/09

Title: Training Biostatisticians in Psychiatric Research – Training Grant
Biostatistics Faculty and Principal Investigator: Sati Mazumdar
Funding Agency: NIMH
Funding Period: 8/05 – 7/10

Title: Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Charles F. Reynolds, III, MD, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 8/05 – 5/10

Title: Developing a Collaborative Care Strategy for Depression in Co-Morbid CHF
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Bruce Rollman, MD, MPH, General Internal Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 5/07 – 4/10

Title: Donepezil to Promote Functional Recovery Post Stroke
Biostatistics Faculty: Sati Mazumdar, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ellen Whyte, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 12/08 – 11/13

Title: Prevention of Prostate Cancer by Sulforaphane
Biostatistics Faculty: Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Dr. Singh
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 2005 - 10

Title: Role of Arsenic Trioxide in Primary Effusion Lymphoma
Biostatistics Faculty: Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chaudhary
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 2006 - 11

Title: Glioma Vaccines in Combination with Poly-ICLC
Biostatistics Faculty: Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician
Funding Agency: NCI
Funding Period: 2007 - 10

Title: Dendritic Cell Biology and Therapy Program Project Grant
Biostatistics Faculty: Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician
Funding Agency: NCI
Funding Period: 2004 – 09

Title: Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of HPV-Associated SCCHN
Biostatistics Faculty: Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Dr. Khan
Funding Agency: NCI
Funding Period: 2005 - 2010

Title: ROC Analysis of Imaging Systems Evaluations
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette, PhD, Investigator; Andriy Bandos, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: David Gur, ScD, Radiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 05/02 to 02/10

Title: Basic and Clinical Studies of Cystic Fibrosis
Biostatistics Faculty : Howard Rockette , Statistician
Principal Investigator: Raymond Frizzell, Ph.D., Cell Biology and Physiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/05 – 7/10

Title: Assessment of Variance Structure in ROC Studies
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette, PhD, Investigator; Andriy Bandos, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: David Gur, ScD, Radiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 09/04 to 08/09

Title: The Laboratory Effect in Breast Cancer Detection Studies
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette,PhD, Investigator; Andriy Bandos, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: David Gur, ScD, Radiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/04 –8/09

Title: Myositis Treatment Trial
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette, Senior Statistician
Principal Investigator: Steven Belle, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 10/04 – 9/09

Title: Comparing Performance under FROC Paradigm – A Non-Parametric Approach
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette, PhD, Investigator, Andriy Bandos, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: David Gur, ScD, Radiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 7/06 – 4/10

Title: Predoctoral Research Training in Biostatistics – Training Grant
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette, Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: NIGMS
Funding Period: 7/05 – 6/10

Title: Host Factors in Fungal Allergy and Fibrosis
Biostatistics Faculty: Howard Rockette, PhD
Principal Investigator:
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/06 – 7/11

Title: Cancer Center Support-Biostatistics Facility
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman , Facility Director; Biostatistician; Stephanie Land , Biostatistician; Douglas Potter , Biostatistician; Hong, Wang , Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Ronald Herberman
Funding Agency: NCI
Funding Period: 08/04 – 07/09

Title: SPORE in Head and Neck Cancer
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman, PhD, Core Leader
Principal Investigator: J.R. Grandis, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 10/04 – 9/09

Title: Integrating NK and DC into Cancer Therapy
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman, PhD, Sub-Core Leader; Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: M.T. Lotze
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 12/04 – 11/09

Title: Mitochondrial Targets Against Radiation Damage
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman, PhD, Core Leader; Douglas Potter, PhD, Biostatistician;
Hong Wang, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: J.S. Greenberger
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/05 – 8/10

Title: Immune Escape in Human Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman, PhD, Core Leader; Hong Wang, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: T.L. Whiteside
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/06 – 7/11

Title: SPORE in Skin Cancer
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman, PhD, Core Leader
Principal Investigator: J. Kirkwood
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 10/07 – 9/12

Title: Directing Tumor-Specific T Cells to Tumors
Biostatistics Faculty: James J. Schlesselman, PhD, Core Leader
Principal Investigator: P. Kalinski
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 4/09 – 3/14

Title: Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
Biostatistics Faculty: Roslyn Stone, Co-Chief, Biostatistics Core
Principal Investigator: Michael Fine
Funding Agency: Veterans' Administration
Funding Period: 2001 - 09

Title: Enhancing Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes
Biostatistics Faculty: Roslyn Stone, PhD
Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 3/08 – 1/10

Title: Intervention to Reduce Dietary Sodium in Hemodialysis
Biostatistics Faculty: Roslyn Stone, PhD
Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 10/08 – 6/12

Title: Transcriptome Analysis in Major Depression
Biostatistics Faculty: Chien-Cheng (George) Tseng, ScD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Etienne Sibille, PhD, Psychiatry
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 7/07 – 6/11

Title: Improved Prediction Model and Biomarker Detection for the
Development of Clinically Feasible Diagnostic Chips in Prostate Cancer
Biostatistics Faculty and Principal Investigator: Chien-Cheng (George) Tseng, ScD
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 7/07 -6/10

Title: Genomic and Epigenetic Characterizations of Prostate Cancer
Biostatistics Faculty: Chien-Cheng (George) Tseng, ScD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: YanPing Yu, MD, PhD, Pathology
Funding Agency: American Cancer Society
Funding Period: 7/08 -6/12

Title: Clinical Interventions to Increase Organ Procurement
Biostatistics Faculty: Abdus Wahed, PhD
Principal Investigator: John A. Kellum, MD, Critical Care Medicine
Funding Agency: HRSA
Funding Period: 9/08 – 8/11

Title: Hepatitis B Clinical Research Network Data Coordinating Center
Biostatistics Faculty: Abdus Wahed, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Steve Belle, PhD, Epidemiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/08 – 5/15

Title: Phase I/II Trials of Silymarin for Chronic Liver Diseases – Data Coordinating Center
Biostatistics Faculty: Abdus Wahed, PhD
Principal Investigator: Steve Belle, PhD, Epidemiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 8/06 -7/10

Title: MnSOD-PL Irradiation Protection of the Oral Cavity
Biostatistics Faculty: Hong Wang, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: J.S. Greenberger
Funding Agency: NIH/NCI
Funding Period: 12/08 – 11/13

Title: Role of Translational Control in Anti-Cancer Effects of PEITC
Biostatistics Faculty: Hong Wang, PhD, Biostatistician
Principal Investigator: Z. Wang
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 4/07 – 3/12

Title: In Vivo PIB PET Amyloid Imaging, Normals, MCI Dementia
Biostatistics Faculty: Lisa Weissfeld, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Steven DeKosky, MD, Neurology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 5/05 – 4/10

Title: Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention in Dementia
Biostatistics Faculty : Lisa Weissfeld , Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Steven DeKosky, MD, Neurology
Funding Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Funding Period: 6/05 – 5/09

Title: Systems Engineering of Pheresis Intervention for Sepsis
Biostatistics Faculty: Lisa Weissfeld, Co-Investigator, Lan Kong, PhD
Principal Investigator: John A. Kellum, MD, Critical Care Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/05 – 8/10

Title: Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock
Biostatistics Faculty: Lisa Weissfeld, PhD, Co-Investigator, Lan Kong, PhD
Principal Investigator: Derek Angus, MD, Critical Care Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/06 - 8/11

Title: Biological Markers of Recovery for the Kidney
Biostatistics Faculty: Lisa Weissfeld, PhD, Lan Kong, PhD
Principal Investigator: John A. Kellum, MD, Critical Care Medicine
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 9/06 – 5/11

Title: Imaging Amyloid Pathology and its Functional Sequelae
Biostatistics Faculty: Lisa Weissfeld, PhD, Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Julie Price, Radiology
Funding Agency: NIH
Funding Period: 7/07 – 6/09

Title: Cancer Rates in High Altitude US Counties – Program of Biostatistic Support Statistical Analyses
Biostatistics Faculty and Principal Investigator: Ada Youk, PhD
Funding Agency: Amgen
Funding Period: 3/08 – 12/09

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