Epidemiology

Epidemiology for Health, EpiHealth

Higher Education Institution: Lund University
Title/Research Environment: Epidemiology for Health (EpiHealth): For Innovation and Excellence in Open-Access, Basic-Translational, and Applied Epidemiological Research
Vice-Chancellor: Per Eriksson
Contact Person: Peter Nilsson
Co-applicant (HEI): Uppsala University
Collaborating Researchers: Peter Nilsson, Marju Orho-Melander, Jan Sundquist, Håkan Olsson, Karin Källén, Joakim Dillner, Lars Lind, Bertil Lindahl, Björn Olsén, Ann-Christine Syvänen.

Epidemiology encompasses studies of the causes and scope of diseases in the population. Lund University and Uppsala University are joining in a new epidemiology research programme, i.e. EpiHealth. Large population studies, with over 30 years of collected data, will be used together with biobanks containing blood samples and genetic material. Taking this approach, the EpiHealth project will acquire greater knowledge about the development of major public health diseases and will monitor trends in health and disease.

Epidemiology: From Mechanism to Prevention, From Surveillance to Safety

In this project, researchers at Karolinska Institutet will improve the opportunities for epidemiological research. They plan to do this by, e.g. bringing together biobanks, findings from major population studies, computerised patient data systems, and prescription registers. The researchers will survey the causes and risk factors underlying various diseases. They will study what can be done to prevent disease and will also assess different treatment methods retrospectively.