Genetic Epidemiology Foundations

This course is presented by the University of Colorado Denver in collaboration with the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the International Genetic Epidemiology Society. It is designed to provide students with the background and knowledge foundations necessary to conduct statistical analysis of genetic association study data. This course includes multiple lectures and evaluations on each of the topics: the history of genetics research presented by Dr. Nancy Cox, foundational concepts in population genetics presented by Dr. Bruce Weir, population structure in genetic association studies presented by Dr. Todd Edwards, quality control in genetic studies presented by Dr. Goncalo Abecasis, analysis of population-based case-control association studies presented by Dr. Celia Greenwood, and analysis of family-based studies presented by Dr. Joan Bailey-Wilson. Examples of concepts and reference literature are also provided in this 6-module course.

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
What is Genetic Epidemiology? Historical Perspective and Introduction
Week 2
Introduction to Population Genetics: Models and Assumptions
Week 3
Population Structure and Genetic Association Studies
Week 4
Basic Quality Control in Genetic Data: Data Structure
Week 5
Population-Based Association Studies
Week 6
Family-Based Designs

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Perfect course, full of all the necessary information. Thanks a lot to all instructors.