Department of Epidemiology
Learn how we advance public health globally by researching the frequency, distribution, and causes of human disease, and shaping health policies and practices.
677 Huntington Avenue
Kresge, 9th Floor,
Boston, MA 02115
Upcoming Events
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Pandemic Preparedness: The Role of Virus-Restricted Vaccines and Universal Antiviral Drugs
BRIEF ABSTRACT Pandemic Preparedness as a concept has four unknowns to deal with: 1) how often can we expect a pandemic causing excess mortality and morbidity to occur, 2) what…
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Fine-Mapping Causal Tissues and Genes at Disease-Associated Loci
Abstract: Complex diseases often have distinct mechanisms spanning multiple tissues. We propose Tissue-Gene Fine-Mapping (TGFM), which infers the posterior probability (PIP) for each gene-tissue pair to mediate a disease locus…
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Building Foundations: Addressing Housing Insecurity to Improve Child Health
Abstract: The ongoing housing affordability crisis in the US poses significant challenges to the wellbeing of children. In this presentation, I will provide an overview of the relationship between housing…
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Epidemiologic Methods and Data Science: Stronger Together
Abstract: Epidemiologic methods often focus on a statistical model as the main step to getting “the” result. This talk will attempt to widen the perspective on epidemiologic methods. How do…
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Epidemiology of Autism: Substantive Results and Methodological Issues
Abstract: Since the mid 1960’s, 165 prevalence surveys of autism were conducted worldwide and their main findings will first be summarized. While the contribution of genetic factors to autism etiology…
