Section outline

  • Lecture: Introduction: The Big Picture

    The process of genetic epidemiology; general approaches to assess the genetic basis of disease.

    Faculty:  John Witte

    Location:      Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 1 File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Relevant journal articles will be assigned throughout the quarter. These should be read before the corresponding class meeting. Each student will be responsible for leading discussion of one week's journal article(s).

    • Genetic Epi chapter File
    • AHA Reading File

    • Assignment:

    • Assignment 1 File

    • Final Exam: Optional narrative description

    • Final project File

    • Written Final Project Due Date: Due on 3/13 by email to all of Hashemi, Sepehr: Sepehr.Hashemi@ucsf.edu, Thomas Hoffmann: hoffmannt@humgen.ucsf.edu  and John Witte: John.Witte@ucsf.edu

      Also, Brief Presentation of Project in the Final Class on 3/17