Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics

Below is a list of the faculty team members who participate in the program.

​John Kittelson
Co-Director of the  CoSIBS program, Professor 

Brandie Wagner
Co-Director of the  CoSIBS program, Associate Professor

Debashis Ghosh
Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics

Anna Barón

Professor

​Gary Grunwald
​Professor

Samantha MaWhinney

Professor

Tzu Phang

Associate Professor in Pulmonary Sciences

Stephanie Santorico
Professor

Why should I attend?
CoSIBS students will receive credit for 6 semester-hours at the University of Colorado Denver. Tuition and fees are paid by the program as well as travel to and from Denver and room and board. 

Who is eligible and how do I apply?
CoSIBS is targeted toward advanced undergraduate or early-stage graduate students with interest in the application of statistics and mathematics to biomedical research. The application requires a letter of reference and an official transcript. Instructions and an online application form are found on the application page. The program is capped at 20 students, and individuals are encouraged to apply early. 

 

The 2020 CoSIBS program 
Unfortunately the SIBS programs for summer 2020 have been cancelled. This is a decision all SIBS sites reached together, as each of the campuses face shut-downs or reduced operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  We do still hope that you will participate in SIBS in the future. As such, we hope that you will want to be considered for our 2021 CoSIBS summer program. Please check this website in December 2020 for more information about CoSIBS 2021. 

The SIBS programs and the NIH are very sorry that the SIBS programs are cancelled  this year. Best of luck for the rest of the semester and stay healthy! If you have any questions, please contact us at CoSIBS@CUAnschutz.edu.

Further information is provided at the NHLBI Summer Institute website.

Housing
Room and board will be provided through conference services at the University of Colorado at Denver (UC Denver). CoSIBS students will be housed in double rooms (each room includes two twin beds) with private bathrooms and a shared common space. Students will receive a food stipend, the rooms include basic cooking appliances.

Housing is located in downtown Denver, and students will commute by light rail to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The CoSIBS program will provide light rail passes to use for commuting and other transport around the Denver region.

Educational location
CoSIBS is hosted on the Anschutz Medical Campus and will use lecture halls, classrooms, small group meeting rooms, computer labs, and student community space. Students will have sessions in one of the five computer-lab classrooms.

The Anschutz Medical Campus is a completely new education, research and patient care facility and the largest academic health center between Chicago or Dallas and the West Coast. Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountain region with a state-of-the-art campus that houses nationally-recognized education programs, internationally renowned research, and a clinical care zone with the University of Colorado Hospital and the Children's Hospital, which are the University of Colorado School of Medicine's primary adult and pediatric hospital partners.

Local outings
CoSIBS field trips are planned to local recreational areas and to other centers for statistical research in the greater Denver area.

The residential halls at UC Denver are a short light rail ride to the recreational opportunities in downtown Denver, which include Coors Field (home of the Colorado Rockies baseball team), walking and biking paths along the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, as well as the Denver Art Museum and numerous private galleries in the area.

Ms. Melissa Koons will work with you to arrange your travel and registration for the CoSIBS courses.

Travel: The program will cover the cost of your round-trip costs in traveling to and from Denver. You will arrive on the Sunday before the program begins and depart on the Saturday after it ends.

Registration: We will help you register as a non-degree-seeking student at the University of Colorado Denver. You will register for two courses in the theory and methods of biostatistics. These courses are each worth 3 semester hours of credit at UC Denver. The CoSIBS program will pay your tuition for these courses.

• You will be housed in the Campus Village at the University of Colorado Denver. 
• Students will be housed in groups of four per room. The rooms have two 2-person bedrooms a common shared area, and bathroom. Floor plans can be found on the Campus Village website
• Each bedroom is fully furnished with two extra long twin size beds, dressers, desks, chairs, and a spacious closet, one for each resident. This floor plan also features a kitchenette with a full-size refrigerator, sink and microwave.  Living room furniture is also included. 

Yes, a food stipend is provided for each student to cover the cost of meals. Students will receive $1,200 and a $100 meal card for the cafeteria at Children’s Hospital Colorado. In addition 4-5 meals are typically provided for special events.

Yes, the extra activities and shared experience are an important part of the SIBS programs, so it cannot be a commuting program.

Yes, and there is some parking available at Campus Village. If you are planning to drive to Denver, then we will get that information when we arrange travel.

Please email us with additional questions.