The CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design (BERD) unit comprises a multidisciplinary team of expert biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and methodologists that supports the education, ...

Observational study designs like cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional are the backbone of epidemiology, but each comes with unique strengths, limitations, and bias risks. Understanding these ...

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The faculty of the Department of Epidemiology are dedicated to advancing population health research using a variety of methodological approaches. Our research, from applied public health to ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both methods are widely used, the research found that they identify different genes ...

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Epidemiology is considered to be the cornerstone of public health, enabling the study of distribution patterns that assist with identifying the determinants of health and disease conditions. This ...

In China, HIV-related deaths are on the rise, despite years of efforts by the government to control them. In an effort to overcome this, a new study published in Chinese Medical Journal dug deep into ...

Our studies ask important public health and clinical questions about environmental, socioeconomic, lifestyle, genetic, and other factors that may contribute to the incidence, recurrence, and mortality ...