Genetic Epidemiology is defined by an amalgam of methods garnered from traditional epidemiology, population and family-based epidemiology, from statistics, and importantly, from bioinformatics. Together, specific aspects of these disciplines are applied to the study of genes and environment, and of gene environment interactions. Both quantitative and qualitative traits may be of interest. Genetic epidemiology uses unique case-control, family, and population-based designs, and genotyping from multiple sources. Our goal has been to learn about genetic susceptibility to disease and genetic determinants of therapeutic responsiveness. A full series in genetic epidemiology is offered in The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Diane Becker, ScD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Health Policy & Management; Principal Investigator: GeneSTAR; Director, Center for Health Promotion
Research Interests: Molecular, genetic, and behavioral epidemiology of cardiovascular disease; family studies of premature cardiovascular disease; platelet dysfunction
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Frederick L. Brancati, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Director, Division of General Internal Medicine; Principal Investigator, Look AHEAD Study; Principal Investigator,; NIDDKgrant (K24) for Patient-Oriented Research in Type 2 Diabetes; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus and related conditions
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W. H. Linda Kao, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Genetic epidemiology of obesity, type 2 diabetes, diabetic renal disease and related conditions; gene-gene and gene-environement interactions
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J. Hunter Young, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Molecular and genetic epidemiology; Physical anthropology; Pathophysiology of hypertension in relation to obesity and diabetes.
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