Bauer awarded nearly $3 million by CPRIT to establish the Texas Spatial-Temporal Data Science, Informatics, and Modeling Core
Cici Bauer, PhD, associate professor of biostatistics and data science and the James W. Rockwell Professor in Public Health (Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology) at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, was awarded nearly $3 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to establish the Texas Spatial-Temporal Data Science, Informatics, and Modeling Core (TEX-SIM).
The TEX-SIM core will integrate data on environmental exposures, health care access, and geospatial health trends to identify community-level drivers of cancer prevalence and disparities. By equipping public health researchers, clinicians, and local decision-makers with actionable insights, TEX-SIM aims to reduce barriers to treatment and improve cancer outcomes, especially in at-risk populations. The core will also provide training programs and collaborative data tools to enhance the state’s capacity in spatial-temporal informatics.
“The Texas Spatial-Temporal Data Science, Informatics, and Modeling Core Facility (TEX-SIM) aims to transform cancer prevention, control, and care in Texas through supporting communities and researchers with cutting-edge spatial-temporal population health analytics,” Bauer said. “TEX-SIM also fosters statewide collaboration and training to build expertise in spatial-temporal data science, informatics, and modeling. We are deeply grateful for the strong support from the UTHealth Houston president, the Office of Population Health, and our valued partners at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics and the School of Public Health.”
Three UTHealth Houston researchers were awarded more than $5 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), furthering the state’s mission to prevent and treat cancer through innovative science and core infrastructure.
“These awards highlight the high-impact research and state-of-the-art infrastructure that UTHealth Houston is building to transform cancer prevention and treatment for Texas and beyond, spearheaded by our outstanding investigators,” said Kevin Morano, PhD, senior vice president of Academic and Faculty Affairs and the Roger J. Bulger, MD, Distinguished Professor at UTHealth Houston.