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Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in human populations. The mission of the Department is to provide rigorous training in the fundamentals and practice of epidemiology, to contribute to the understanding of the etiology and prevention of disease, and to improve the health of the public through excellence in research.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Seminars

• December 1 with Dr. Hugo Vilchis
  Mexico Border Health Issues
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• December 1 - Fall Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Science in Medicine Lecture
  Dr. Grace John-Stewart
  Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1: From Discovery to Delivery
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• December 4 - Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of Radiation-Exposed (HICARE)
  Educational Seminar on Health Effects of Atomic Bombs Dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945
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• December 8 with Nicole Glazer, PhD
  Genome-wide association studies of cardiovascular disease: design, conduct and findings from the CHARGE Consortium.
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IN THE NEWS 2009 Ancel Keys Memorial Lecturer Congratulations!           Dr. Psaty has been selected as the 2009 Ancel Keys Memorial Lecturer. This lecture was established in 1990 by the Council on Epidemiology (now the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention) to honor Dr. Ancel Keys.  A founding member of the council, Dr. Keys has had a long and distinguished scientific career in the study of cardiovascular diseases, their correlates, causes, and prevention in the United States and abroad.  Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology  Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Health Research Unit

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