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Air date:	Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 3:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 284 * This only includes stats from October 2011 and forward.
Category:	WALS - Wednesday Afternoon Lectures
Runtime:	01:00:26
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Description:	Society’s expectations for the investment in biomedical research are simple but grand: to live a longer and healthier life. Realizing this goal involves research that generates evidence on genetic determinants of risk, on environmental factors that harm and benefit health, and on the interactions of genes and environmental factors. Evidence generated through epidemiological research will be pivotal in meeting this goal, but research approaches of the past will not be sufficient for the future. Trends are already evident – larger studies and consortia for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and efforts to more accurately capture exposures. The accompanying challenges are also becoming evident – the difficulties and costs of recruiting populations, new ethical problems, and anticipation of unforeseeable opportunities made possible by technological advances. This presentation looks to the future, anticipating the “big problems” that will be the focus of epidemiological researchers and how they will be addressed. The NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series includes weekly scientific talks by some of the top researchers in the biomedical sciences worldwide. For more information, visit: http://wals.od.nih.gov/

NLM Title:	Big epidemiology for big problems / Jonathan Samet.
Author:	Samet, Jonathan M. National Institutes of Health (U.S.).
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Abstract:	(CIT): Society"s expectations for the investment in biomedical research are simple but grand: to live a longer and healthier life. Realizing this goal involves research that generates evidence on genetic determinants of risk, on environmental factors that harm and benefit health, and on the interactions of genes and environmental factors. Evidence generated through epidemiological research will be pivotal in meeting this goal, but research approaches of the past will not be sufficient for the future. Trends are already evident - larger studies and consortia for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and efforts to more accurately capture exposures. The accompanying challenges are also becoming evident - the difficulties and costs of recruiting populations, new ethical problems, and anticipation of unforeseeable opportunities made possible by technological advances. This presentation looks to the future, anticipating the "big problems" that will be the focus of epidemiological researchers and how they will be addressed.
Subjects:	Epidemiologic Factors Epidemiologic Methods
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	WA 900.1
NLM ID:	101565203
CIT Live ID:	10269
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=10269

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