Molecular Epidemiology

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Topic

A tárgy a molekuláris biológiai módszerek alkalmazását, helyét, nélkülözhetetlen voltát mutatja be az epidemiológiában és a prevencióban. Tárgyalja, hogy milyen új lehetőségeket hozott a molekuláris szintű módszerek integrációja a hagyományos epidemiológiai módszertannal, illetve ennek milyen kézzelfogható, a gyakorlatban is alkalmazható/alkalmazott eredményei vannak./ 
The course presents the application, place and indispensability of molecular biological methods in epidemiology and prevention. It will discuss the new possibilities brought by the integration of molecular methods with traditional epidemiological methodology and the tangible results that can be applied in practice.

Lectures

• 1.

  Molecular epidemiology

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 2.

  The exposome concept. Biomarkers and testing methods of the exposome, internal dose and early biological effects

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 3.

  Role of the Human Genome Project in molecular epidemiology

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 4.

  Identifying disease-associated genes: candidate-gene approach vs. genome wide association studies

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 5.

  Twin studies in molecular epidemiology

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 6.

  Eugenics – a sad mistake in the history of genetics

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 7.

  Nature vs. nurture – nature via nurture

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 8.

  Biomarkers of individual susceptibility. Interaction between environmental and genetic factors in the disease development

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 9.

  Personalized prevention – basic principles

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 10.

  Personalized prevention – case studies

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 11.

  Personalized medicine – basic principles

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 12.

  Personalized medicine – drug metabolism and drug response

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 13.

  Personalized medicine – case studies

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 14.

  Epigenetics – epigenetic biomarkers in molecular epidemiology

  - Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)
• 15.

  Non-coding RNAs in molecular epidemiology

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 16.

  Biomarkers of nutritional status. Nutrigenomics

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 17.

  The human microbiome – development, composition

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 18.

  The human microbiome – association with diseases or health conditions

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 19.

  Molecular epidemiology of cancer I.

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 20.

  Molecular epidemiology of cancer II.

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 21.

  Molecular epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 22.

  Molecular epidemiology of obesity

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 23.

  Molecular epidemiology of diabetes mellitus

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 24.

  Molecular epidemiology of neurodegenerative diseases

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 25.

  Molecular epidemiology of reproductive diseases

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 26.

  Behaviome – molecular epidemiology of mental disorders

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 27.

  New and alternative tools in molecular epidemiology

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán
• 28.

  The future of molecular epidemiology

  - Gyöngyi Zoltán

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Neptunra lesz feltöltve.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

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Mid-term exams

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Making up for missed classes

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Exam topics/questions

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Examiners

• Gyöngyi Zoltán
• Kiss István Zoltán (Népeg)

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars