Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Disease and the Exposome

This course introduces the concepts, principles, and use of molecular methods in epidemiologic research. Topics that will be covered include: introduction into platforms (epigenetics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics), implementation of molecular markers in epidemiological studies, the role of molecular epidemiology in the analysis of the exposome, and practical examples of molecular epidemiological studies. In addition, The course features a specific module on the challenges of statistical analysis of molecular epidemiological studies consisting of lectures and a series of computer labs focusing on issues such as:  Introduction to the R language, OMICS data pre-processing, strategies for multiple comparisons, dimension reduction and variable selection, and pathway analysis.