{"product_id":"2940148885498","title":"Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research","description":"As an intramural division, the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, at\u003cbr\u003ethe Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development\u003cbr\u003e(NICHD), has an ambitious three-fold mission that includes:\u003cbr\u003e• Conducting innovative high-impact research aimed at improving the health of populations;\u003cbr\u003e• Training and mentoring the next cadre of public health and clinical researchers; and\u003cbr\u003e• Providing professional service at varying levels.\u003cbr\u003eThe Division appeared on the NICHD’s organizational chart five years after the Institute’s\u003cbr\u003efounding, denoting a longstanding commitment to epidemiological, statistical, and behavioral\u003cbr\u003eresearch. The Division comprises the Office of the Director, three research Branches, a\u003cbr\u003eComputer Sciences Section, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-D.C. Initiative to\u003cbr\u003eReduce Infant Mortality in Minority Populations, called the D.C. Initiative. The Division’s\u003cbr\u003eresearch is conducted in its three Branches:\u003cbr\u003e• The Biostatistical \u0026amp; Bioinformatics Branch (BBB) conducts original statistical methodologic\u003cbr\u003eresearch aimed at developing new methodologies for researchers working within the\u003cbr\u003eInstitute’s mission, while also engaging in collaborative research as a part of team science.\u003cbr\u003e• The Epidemiology Branch (EB) designs and conducts reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric\u003cbr\u003eepidemiologic research utilizing novel study designs and methodologies.\u003cbr\u003e• The Prevention Research Branch (PRB) designs and conducts research focusing on young\u003cbr\u003edrivers, adolescent behavior, and the family management of diabetes.\u003cbr\u003eSince its last report to the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development (NACHHD)\u003cbr\u003eCouncil in 2005, the Division has successfully accomplished its mission while also expanding its\u003cbr\u003escope and stature. The Division increased its research productivity not only in terms of positive\u003cbr\u003epublication and presentation trajectories, totaling 444 and 124 respectively, but also in terms of\u003cbr\u003eits research scope. In particular, the Division increased its reproductive epidemiologic research\u003cbr\u003ein response to the charge levied upon the Branch chief when recruited in 2000. The scope of\u003cbr\u003eperinatal epidemiologic research has also expanded to include both the clinical management of\u003cbr\u003elow-risk parturient women and etiologic research on pregnancy complications. The scope of\u003cbr\u003epediatric epidemiologic research also expanded to include research focused on not only genetic,\u003cbr\u003ebut also environmental determinants of birth defects, environmental threats for pubertal onset\u003cbr\u003eand progression, and the effects of infertility treatment on children’s growth and development\u003cbr\u003ethrough three years of age. In addition, the PRB’s research has expanded to include adolescent\u003cbr\u003ebehaviors and, in the near future, will address the interplay among genes and adolescent\u003cbr\u003ebehavior. The BBB, formerly the Biometry and Mathematical Statistics Branch, was renamed in\u003cbr\u003e2008 in response to an updated research mission and scope that includes both biostatistical and\u003cbr\u003ebioinformatics research domains. Division researchers remain committed to the dissemination\u003cbr\u003eand translation of their findings and regularly work with regulatory agencies, policy entities, or\u003cbr\u003eprofessional societies as appropriate.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111753138416,"sku":"2940148885498","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148885498_p0.jpg?v=1763709316","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148885498","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}