Biostatistics and Computational Services

The BORC bioinformatics and biostatistics coordinators strongly encourage researchers to seek advice early during the planning stages of a project to optimize the experimental design. Please contact our coordinators and identify yourself as a BORC user to receive a free consultation. Collaborative arrangements are a possibility.

Biostatistics Coordinators:

Steve Kachman
Office:  354B Hardin Hall
Email:  steve.kachman@unl.edu
Phone:  (402) 472-7209 

Kathy Hanford
Office:  343A Hardin Hall
Email:  kathy.hanford@unl.edu
Phone:  (402) 472-7209

Background: 
Quantitative genetics (Steve and Kathy)
Clinical trials (Kathy)
Mixed models and their various derivatives (Steve and Kathy)
Bayesian models (Steve)
Meta-analysis (Kathy) 

Services:
Experimental Design
Treatment and experimental designs
Sample size and power calculations 
Data Analysis
Development of analysis plans
Development of statistical tools
Implementation (R and SAS) 
 

Computational Services

Should your project require large-capacity, high-speed computation, please reach out to the BORC director or Dr. Yu and identify yourself as a BORC user to receive a free consultation.

Coordinator:
Dr. Hongfeng Yu
Office:  217 Schorr Center
Email:  yu@cse.unl.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5013