Department of Biostatistics & Data Science

2023-2024 DMAC Pilot Projects

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: UTMB - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Campus; UTEP - University of Texas at El Paso

Myrna Katalina Serna, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Sex Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Texas Medicare Decedents with Colorectal and Lung Cancer. Drs. Raji and Berenson, Mentors.

Jiefei Wang, PhD (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Enhancing Cancer Research Data via UTMB EHR Databases: A Prostate Cancer Study. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.

Jacob Martinez, PhD, RN (Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso): Assessing Disparities in HPV-Associated Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Outcomes Among Hispanic Men. Dr. Lopez, Mentor.


2022-2023 DMAC pilot projects

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions:  UTA: University of Texas at Arlington; UNT HSC: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Stacey Griner, PhD, CPH, RDH (Assistant Professor, UNT HSC): Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Diagnosis and Access to Oral Healthcare. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.

Zhaoli Liu, PhD, APRN (Assistant Professor, UTA): Mammography Screening Behavior and Breast Cancer Outcomes among Hispanic Women in Rural Texas. Dr. Giordano, Mentor.

Uma R. Phatak, MD, MS. (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Comparative Effectiveness Research on Rectal Cancer Care. Dr. Goodwin, Mentor.

Robert Yockey, PhD (Assistant Professor, UNT HSC): Assessing Barriers and Factors to Cancer Care among LGBT Older Adults. Dr. Lopez, Mentor


2021-2022 Funded Pilot Grants

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: TTUHSC: Texas Tech University Health Science Center; UT: University of Texas; UTMB: University of Texas Medical Branch.

Jessica Chacon, PhD (Assistant Professor, TTUHSC El Paso): A population-based cohort study on Acral Lentiginous Melanoma from 2006-present in the state of Texas. Dr. Lopez, Mentor.

Wei-Chen Lee, PhD (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Importance of Diabetes Management in Patients with Cancer using 2008-2018 Texas Medicare Data. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.

John D. Prochaska, DrPH, MPH (Associate Professor, UTMB): Machine Learning, Social Determinants of Health, & Cancer Prevalence. Dr. Jupiter, Mentor.

Meng Li, PhD (Assistant Professor, MD Anderson): The disparity in the use of immunotherapies in metastatic lung cancer. Dr. Giordano, Mentor


2024-2025 Pilot grant call will be available in May 2024