The mission of the BEAD Core is to provide research support services that promote, strengthen and expand the research of Johns Hopkins University faculty so that we remain one of the top interdisciplinary research institutions focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families and the communities they live in. Our Core values are integrity, excellence, sustainability, and collaboration through team-science. With these values in mind, we’ve created a service-based model that is responsive, efficient, and focused on a mentored support structure.

Testimonials

“My research team and I recently had a great experience with a team from BEAD as a consult – they were smart, insightful, thoughtful and practical. We are writing a grant and looking to involve them going forward.”

- Lauren M. Jansson, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
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“The BEAD Core was crucial to me being able to execute my AHA-funded clinical trial. I needed a part-time database specialist to create the trial database. Finding a staff member with available effort for a short-term project proved to be …

- Nisa M. Maruthur, MD, MHS
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“Lisa [Yanek] –thank you for all your help so far! You have been incredible to work with!”

- Rebecca Seltzer, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
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“Kevin [Psoter] has been really terrific – he’s helped us soup to nuts from both grant submissions, analysis, manuscript prep and advice on our database build.  I am very grateful to be able to use the BEAD Core services – …

- Keira A. Cohen, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
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“Very professional and supportive”

- Anonymous, surveyed via Client Feedback Survey - 2/6/19
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“I can’t overstate how useful the BEAD Core has been for me. Having a well-trained analyst to work with without having to hire a part-time person was invaluable. Lin Wu (BEAD Core analyst) and Jay Vaidya (BEAD Core faculty lead) are …

- Anonymous, surveyed via Client Feedback Survey - 2/6/19
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“Individual – Dr. Megan Tschudy (BEAD Core faculty Lead) was extremely helpful.”

- Anonymous, surveyed via Client Feedback Survey - 2/6/19
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“With the help of the bead core (Kevin Psoter), I was able to take a clinical dataset, analyze and publish the data and am now using those results to apply to additional funding with Kevin as a co-investigator. An amazing …

- Anonymous, surveyed via Client Feedback Survey - 2/6/19
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“Kevin (BEAD Core faculty lead) is great!”

- Anonymous, surveyed via Client Feedback Survey - 2/6/19
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“Laura (BEAD Core faculty lead) and Lin (BEAD Core analyst) are incredibly helpful”  

- Anonymous, surveyed via Client Feedback Survey - 2/6/19
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“You guys have been extremely helpful in making sure I get my data center up off the ground and helping my studies from coming to a complete standstill. I will be forever grateful for this.”  Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical …

- Nadia Hansel, MD, MPH
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“I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for the ‘supported’ statistical help from BEAD… because of this I will be able to publish two papers that would not have been possible without this support…I have learned what this …

- Nadia Hansel, MD, MPH
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“I had the distinct pleasure of helping one of my junior faculty write a grant… It occurred to me that my junior faculty definitely needed statistical help for sample size. Of course this was only one week before the grant …

- Susan MacDonald, MD
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“Thank you for talking to me yesterday and reminding (and inspiring) me to think big regarding surgical site infections and go from there rather than self-limiting because of resources. Your support and guidance is very much appreciated. I also wanted …

- Geeta Sood, MD
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