Disease Etiology and Research Methodology
Identifying causes of diseases is a prerequisite for later disease prevention. Methods for design and analysis of observational and experimental epidemiological studies must be continuously developed.
What we do
In a lifecourse perspective we explore lifestyle, environmental exposures and genetic susceptibility important in fertility and reproduction and causes of diseases of major public health concern as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases and diabetes. We develop epidemiological and biostatistical research methodology focusing on new aspects of study design and on new methods to optimise dataanalyses.
Who we are
This research area consists of four research units: Arctic Health and Molecular Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environment, Occupation & Health. Furthermore a number of research groups within the research units specialise in selected sub-areas such as Human Exposure Chamber Studies, Vaccination Epidemiology and Diet & Lifestyle.
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Contact our research units
How do chemical substances affect our health? This is the question that Assistant Professor Maria Wielsøe seeks to answer in her research.
How can we encourage more people to be physically active? This question is the focal point for Associate Professor Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen.