The Statistics and Bioinformatics Unit (UEB) was created within the VHIR in order to promote the use and development of modern statistical and bioinformatics resources, mainly in the biomedical field.
Nowadays, the Statistics and Bioinformatics Unit includes the former Support Unit in Methodology for Biomedical Research (USMIB) and, as part of the Scientific and Technical Support Area of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, has the mission to provide expert advice, services and training for clinical and biomedical research.
Services Portfolio:
Statistical and Methodological advice on clinical research and high throughput data
Advice on protocol development of research projects
Study design
Sample size calculation
Variable definition
Protocols and data collection forms
Data format and management for high throughput data studies
Data analysis of clinical research studies
Execution and data analysis
Database design
Validation of measurement procedures
Statistical analysis design
Basic univariate/bivariate descriptive data analysis
Correlation analysis and statistical modelling
High throughput data analysis
Microarray data analysis
RTqPCR (microfluidic cards) data analysis
Exome variant analysis
Metagenomic/metabarcoding studies
RNA-seq data analysis
Other NGS studies
- Methylation data analysis
- "De novo" sequencing
Advanced data analysis
Advanced annotation and significance analysis
Integrative 'omics data analysis
Biomarker selection and validation
Communication of scientific results
Generation of tables and graphs
Analysis methods writing
Results interpretation
Statistical review of publications or presentations
Reply to the reviewer's comments
Development and maintenance of bioinformatics applications
Specific local or online databases
Tailored applications and user interfaces
Installation and maintenance of bioinformatics applications
General or specific training activities
Courses about general (statistics, bioinformatics) or specific (gene expression analysis database, survival analysis) topics
Participation in formal training programs to VHIR or VH environment
Resources (software and hardware) booking for "high performance" data analyses
Head of the Unit: Àlex Sánchez Pla, Ph.D. (alex.sanchez@vhir.org, Ph. +34 93 489 4007).
Bioinformatics platform, Ph. +34 93 489 4007:
- Ferran Briansó, MSc. (ferran.brianso@vhir.org), Head of platform.
- Ricardo Gonzalo, Ph.D. (ricardo.gonzalo@vhir.org)
Statistics platform,
">Statistics platform, Santi Pérez Hoyos, Ph.D. (santi.perezhoyos@vhir.org), Head of platform.
- Miriam Mota (miriam.mota@vhir.org)
In general, a first interview (or e-mail contact, at ueb@vhir.org) with the unit staff to discuss the experimental project must be hold before placing a service order.
Follow the link in button “Service request” located at the right side of the UEB-USMIB web page in order to request services.
