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The infectious disease programs of the Department of Epidemiology are devoted to the training and scholarship of faculty, staff and students in relation to infectious diseases of local , national and international importance. These programs include work on the epidemiology of emerging and re-emerging infections, vaccine development, clinical trialss and the role of infectious diseases as exposures for chronic disease (such as cancer and cardiovascular disease). The focus is broad, ranging from the search for novel pathogens using advanced molecular techniques, to longitudinal population-based studies to define transmission dynamics and spectrum of disease and survival. The tools range from molecular biology, biomedical sciences and the social and population sciences. The approaches are used in an interdisciplinary fashion to define etiology, pathogenesis transmission, and prevention/treatment potentials. Using a variety of populations and designs to address important and pressing public health questions, the program also values development of new methods in laboratory and clinical diagnosis, field methods, and data analyses. Students in the program can receive training in epidemiology, statistics and infectious disease/immunology, as well as laboratory methods, and embark upon mentored research to develop the skills and perspectives necessary to become accomplished independent investigators.

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