Courses Taught by Edward Ruiz-Narvaez
EPID719: Bioinformatics Analysis Of Epigenomics Data
- Graduate level
- Online MPH only
- Instructor(s):
- 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.
NUTR595: Nutrition And Genetic Epidemiology
- Graduate level
- Online MPH only
- This is a second year course for Online students
- Winter term(s) for online MPH students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
- Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Online MPH);
- Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 501 or 521 and PUBHLTH 512
- Advisory Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course familiarizes students with general methods and principles of nutrition and genetic epidemiology. In this course, students learn about methods to collect nutritional and genetic information at the population level, and how to apply methods of nutritional and genetic epidemiology to examine the relationship of diet, genes, and disease.
- Learning Objectives: 1. Explain different methods to collect nutrition data 2. Assess strengths and weaknesses of different methods to collect nutrition data in epidemiological studies 3. Apply analytic tools to adjust for energy intake on nutritional epidemiology studies 4. Determine association of dietary factors with health outcomes 5. Explain types of genetic variation at the population level 6. Calculate allele frequencies at the population level 7. Understand factors affecting allele frequencies 8. Identify publicly available data for studies of genetic epidemiology 9. Calculate measures of association of genetic factors and health outcomes 10. Describe types of gene-diet interaction 11. Analyze datasets to estimate measures of gene-diet interaction 12. Interpret results of gene-diet interaction analysis 13. Summarize results of gene-diet interaction analysis to identify at-risk subjects
NUTR610: Evolutionary Nutrition: Implications for Human Health
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR 630 and NUTR 631
- Description: Dietary and cultural shifts/innovations (for example, cooking, domestication of plants and animals) during human origins may have been acted as evolutionary forces shaping the physiology and metabolism as well as the genome of early humans. Exposure to modern diets may result in a mismatch of old adaptations to a new environment, potentially leading to so-called "diseases of civilization" such as hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. In this course, we will discuss human nutrition from an evolutionary perspective. We will critically review scientific theories (e.g. thrifty gene hypothesis) explaining how mismatch between old adaptations and modern diets affect human health. This evolutionary analysis may shed new light on the epidemics of "diseases of civilization" and may help to inform public health interventions. Students are expected to be very active participants of class discussions.
- Learning Objectives: After taking this course, students will: -Be able to explain human adaptations to dietary shifts over evolutionary time. -Be able to discuss scientific theories about the mismatch between modern diets and old adaptations. -Understand how an evolutionary perspective may help to explain current population health problems.
NUTR620: Multivariate Analysis of Nutrition Related Studies
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Residential);
- Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 521 or Instructor consent
- Description: This course will teach students how to use multivariate statistical techniques to analyze nutritional data. Students will develop skills for the understanding, interpretation, and communication of nutrition-related results on relation to different health outcomes. Students will present a final report with the synthesis and conclusions of all their analyses.
- Learning Objectives: The student will learn to: -Carry out multivariate analysis to evaluate association between dietary exposures, biomarkers, and health outcomes. -Derive, using principal component analysis, and interpret dietary patterns from dietary intake data. -Summarize, present, and discuss results of nutrition related studies. -Critically read relevant literature.
NUTR702: Research Methods In Nutritional Sciences Ii
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Edward Ruiz-Narvaez (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Advisory Prerequisites: NUTR701
- Description: This second course in a three-part series for MS students guided them through thesis projects. It assists 2nd-year MS-NS students in planning and conducting data analysis using a pre-defined dataset. Students will finalize statistical analysis, discuss biostatistics tools, present ongoing analysis, and prepare result tables for presentation to the class.
- Learning Objectives: Develop a data analysis plan. Review literature relevant to the analytic plan. Practice the art of peer review and provide constructive feedback. Apply biostatistics tools to large datasets using statistical software. Learn how to make tables and figures suitable for publication.
NUTR869: Innovations in Nutrition Research
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 1 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Young-Ah Seo, Edward Ruiz-Narvaez, (Residential);
- Prerequisites: Doctoral, MPH and MS student with demonstrated interest in Nutritional Sciences research (with permission),Doctoral, MPH and MS student with demonstrated interest in Nutritional Sciences research (with permission)
- Description: The course will include: -integrative discussions of dissertation research projects -presentations of research findings -in-depth literature reviews and critiques -manuscript reviews in Nutritional Sciences
| Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Disseminate rigorous research findings through clear, persuasive written and oral communication to both peers and non-technical audiences | NUTR869 | NUTR | Nutritional Interventions | PhD | Disseminate rigorous research findings through clear, persuasive written and oral communication to both peers and non-technical audiences | NUTR869 |
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