Jennifer Gassman, PhD, is a biostatistician and trialist. She serves and has served as the Principal Investigator or a Co-Investigator for multiple NIH-funded U01 Data Coordinating Centers for multi-center clinical trials and cohort studies. She is an experienced DSMB member. She leads the Cleveland area CTSC Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Core. She has a strong interest in database management and data quality control. She is particularly skilled in research study design in the areas of hypertension, chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis.