Courses Details

EPID719: Bioinformatics Analysis Of Epigenomics Data

Graduate level
Online MPH only
This is a second year course for Online students
Summer term(s) for online MPH students;
1 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Online MPH);
Prerequisites: None
Advisory Prerequisites: Basic Epi Basic Biostats
Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: This course is to provide students with bioinformatics tools to analyze and interpret epigenomics data in the setting of epidemiological studies. Topics to be included: epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS), differentially methylated region (DMR) analysis, and estimation of different epigenetic clocks. Data management and analyses will be carried out in R.