Applied Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Nutrition Research (NUTR-0375)

Spring 2024 · NUTR 0375 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is designed for graduate students who are interested in conducting or better interpreting epidemiological studies relating genetics to dietary intakes, disease, or health. There is an increasing awareness that various aspects of diet and genetics may both be important contributing factors in chronic disease. This course provides an overview of the statistical tools available to conduct and interpret genetic association analyses of complex disease, with a focus on nutrition. We also review the strengths and weaknesses of the available methods, and provide hands-on experience applying methods such as genome-wide association, haplotype, RNA-sequencing, and gene-diet interaction analyses. Students will become familiar with the Tufts Computing Cluster, Unix tools, R, and other specialized genetic software. Pre-requisites: NUTR 0204 or PH 0201: Principles of Epidemiology and NUTR 0206: Biostatistics 1 or PH 0205: Principles of Biostatistics, and NUTR 0309: Biostatistics II and graduate standing or instructor consent.

Course codes: NUTR-0375, NUTR 0375, NUTR0375, NUTR-375, NUTR 375, NUTR375

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