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Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Human Genetics Graduate Program PhD MS

NY Times Article on Fun in Baltimore

Great articel in New York Times about a very fun 36 hours spent in Baltimore! Check it out!

Special Movie Screening

GPILS is sponsoring a special screening of the 1 hour documentary "Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist" on Tuesday, November 17th, 4PM in the HSF II Auditorium.

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Baltimore ranked one of the best cities in the country to attend college!

Great news! Baltimore has been ranked the #7 best city in the country to attend college. A study released by the American Institute of Economic Research compared cities based on academic environment, quality of life, and professional opportunities.

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4th Annual NIH National Graduate Student Research Festival, November 12-13, 2009

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is actively recruiting candidates to participate in the fourth annual NIH National Graduate Student Research Festival, to be held November 12-13, 2009 in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Congratulations!

We would like to Congratulate Shayna Rich, MD/PHD student, for receiving the 2008 GPILS PhD Scholar Award.

In addition, we would like to congratulate Marin Schweizer, PhD student, for receiving the 2008 Trudy Bush Award.

Congratulations

The Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics would like to congratulate PhD Student, Jingyi Li who has been selected as one of the "SOPHE/CDC"(Society for Public Health Education) Student Fellows in Injury Prevention for 2009.

The Graduate Program in Epidemiology & Human Genetics offers courses of study leading to MS and/or PhD degrees.

Students in the doctoral program select from among three tracks:

• Epidemiology – provides training in the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiologic studies; includes courses in advanced biostatistics. Opportunities for dissertation research in diverse areas.
• Molecular Epidemiology – combines molecular, epidemiologic, and genetic studies, with opportunities for dissertation research that includes laboratory-based methods.
• Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine – provides broad training across different disciplines within the field of human genetics followed by a specialization area of the student’s choosing.

For Additional information, view the Program in Epidemiology & Human Genetics full color brochure. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Students in the MS program choose from among:

• Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine – design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiologic studies
• Clinical Research – design and analysis of clinical studies
• Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine – provides broad training across different disciplines within the field of human genetics followed by a specialization area of the student’s choosing.