2017-10

  • EBS Research Seminar on Lifecourse: Genetics and Epigenetics
    24 Oct, 2017
    Roger Bannister Lecture Theatre
    1st floor, Faculty of Medicine Building
    Norfolk Place, St Mary's Campus
    London
    W21PG
    United Kingdom
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    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Seminar on Lifecourse: Genetics and Epigenetics 

    Tuesday 24 October 3:30-5:00 pm, with drinks reception to follow.

    Agenda

    1. Introduction by Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin
    2. Chronic inflammation and complex disorders; from genetics to causality - Abbas Dehghan (30 min)
    3. Maternal smoking EWAS, tentative title: “Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure and offspring DNA methylation from childhood to middle age - Petri Wiklund, Ville Karhunen (30 min)
    4. Parent-of-origin effects on triglycerides in medium very-low-density lipoprotein NMR metabolite in PTPRD gene – (with an insight into exploring future work in NFBCs)-  Natalia Pervjakova  (20 min) 

     

  • Joint EBS and University of Wageningen Research Seminar and Networking Event
    23 Oct, 2017
    Roger Bannister Lecture Theatre
    Imperial College London
    Faculty of Medicine Building
    Norfolk Place, St Mary's Campus
    Imperial College London
    London
    W21PG
    United Kingdom
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    The Centre, in conjunction with the Imperial College Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is very pleased to host a visit from the Wageningen  University Department of Human Nutrition as part of their annual PhD student tour. The visit will take place on the afternoon of Monday 23 October, with PhD students from both Wageningen and EBS presenting research on nutritional and cancer epidemiology and metabolomics. 

    There will be refreshments provided and opportunities to network. The programme is available here; please contact Elizabeth Hayes if you are interested in attending.

    Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm