Goals of the COBE

The basic goals of the Center for Occupational Biostatistics and Epidemiology (COBE) are to build further upon existing departmental strengths in occupational biostatistics and epidemiology, to enhance collaborative research across departments and schools at the University of Pittsburgh, to promote both national and international recognition of these fields of strength and to increase opportunities for external collaboration and programmatic funding.

The specific goals of the COBE are to:

• Stimulate the pursuit of collaborative research aimed at integrating biostatistics, epidemiology, industrial hygiene and occupational health.
• Enhance collaborative opportunities and expand programmatic funding opportunities.
• Create a multidisciplinary research environment that fosters the career development of junior faculty and the training of graduate level scientists with interests in occupational health and environmental epidemiology.
• Facilitate recruitment of faculty outside of BIOS who have research interests in occupational health and environmental epidemiology, including epidemiologists and industrial hygienists, and the translation of basic research in this area to public health practice.
• Provide the University community with professional expertise, infrastructure, and training to perform studies involving occupational health and environmental epidemiology.