National Level Workshop on Biostatistics and Its
Applications in Biomedical Research
March 24th - 28th, 2014
Organized By
Biomedical Informatics Centre (BMIC)
National Institute of Nutrition , Hyderabad
The world is becoming more and more quantitative and data focused. Many professions depend on numerical measurements to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. Large volumes of data are being generated for biomedical research purposes using ultra-high-throughput assays and technologies such as gene expression microarrays and proteomics platforms. Informatics helps scientists to make sense of all this data and thereby plays a critical role in expediting the application of research findings from the bench to bedside. Many statisticians use quantitative abilities, statistical knowledge and communication skills to work on numerous challenging problems in biostatistics and allied areas. This exciting and versatile discipline is contributing to all fields of medical research and evidence-based healthcare and nutrition.
- About the Workshop : Biostatistics is rapidly emerging to play in biomedcial research in recent years. This workshop is designed to cover the concepts of basic and advanced biostatistical methods applicable to biomedical scientists. It is intended to stimulate interest in the minds of researchers and to help them enhance the quality of their research process. The five day workshop will be interactive in nature and various domain experts from different parts of the country will handle the sessions.
Topics covered :
- Introduction to Biostatistics
- Emerging trends in big data handling
- Statistical study designs in Epidemiology, clinical trials & animal experiments
- Sampling and sample size calculations
- Descriptive statistics
- Graphical representation of the data
- Testing of medical hypothesis
- Student’s t-test
- Correlation, regression, multiple regression and logistic regression
- Chi-square
- ANOVA and MANOVA
- Generalized linear models
- Markov models
- Non parametric approaches
- Factor Analysis
- Cluster Analysis
- Meta-analysis applications in Medicine/Bioinformatics
- Challenges of theoretical statistics
- Introduction to R
- Download and Installation of R in your environment
- Basic programming in R(Commands, Syntaxes, Conditions etc.,)
- Various modules in R for biological applications Application of SPSS package
Who Should Attend?
- Biomedical Scientists
- Doctors
- Research fellows
- Regulators
- Public health professionals
Note:
- The number of participants is limited to 40 members only.
- Registrations will be done on a first-come-first served basis.
- Candidates are requested to make their own accommodation and transport arrangements. The organisers will help in finding the suitable accommodation.
- There is no registration fee for BMIC personnel of ICMR centres. Non BMIC participants have to pay workshop registration fee of Rs.3000/-, which includes workshop kit, tea & lunch on all days of the workshop.
- The workshop starts at 9.30 am and ends by 5 pm on all workshop days.
How to apply : Fill the enclosed registration form containing the applicant’s particulars, duly signed by the applicant. For non BMIC centres, enclose a demand draft of Rs. 3000/- (Rupees three thousand only) drawn in favour of “The Director, NIN, payable at Hyderabad” and should be sent on or before 03-03-2014 to Dr. M. VishnuVardhana Rao, Scientist–E, Course Coordinator, Biostatistics workshop, Biomedical Informatics Center (BMIC), National Institute of Nutrition, Jamal-Osmania (P.O), Tarnaka, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500007, India.
Contact Person :
Shyam P/ Raju Naik
Email : biostatisticsworkshop.bmic@gmail.com
Deadline : 03.03.14
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