Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core for Cancer Projects
Official title: Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core
Funded at Mayo Clinic Arizona · NIH-11421170 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A Mayo Clinic core gives researchers expert help with statistics, data management, and bioinformatics to support cancer research projects.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mayo Clinic Arizona NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Scottsdale, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2015 |
| Project end | August 31, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $107,490 |
| NIH project number | 2P50CA186781-11 |
| Project ID | NIH-11421170 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to patients directly; this is a research core supporting cancer studies within Mayo Clinic.
✕Less likely to help
Patients would not directly participate in this core's activities.
What this research studies
If you are part of a Mayo Clinic cancer program, this core provides the statistical and bioinformatics support you need to design experiments, process data, and analyze results across multiple study types. It helps with lab studies, animal models, early-phase clinical trials, and analyses of patient biospecimens and registries. The team offers planning, data handling, quality control, and long-term data storage to ensure rigorous, reproducible results. This could help translate lab findings into real-world cancer care more quickly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this core could speed up the generation of reliable findings that inform cancer diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: Previous cores have successfully supported multi-omics analyses and adaptive clinical trials, improving study quality and efficiency.
Where this research is happening
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Dueck, Amylou Constance — Mayo Clinic Arizona
- Study coordinator: Dueck, Amylou Constance
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.