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NHLBI CVD EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS TRAINING PROGRAMBrigham and Women's Hospital
Division of Preventive Medicine http://www.brighamandwomens.org/preventivemedicine Director: Paul M Ridker, MD, M.P.H. Address, phone, e-mail Co-Director: Julie E. Buring, ScD Address, phone, e-mail Abstract The Training Program in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, established in 1984, combines training through existing graduate degree programs in epidemiology at an outstanding institution with hands-on interdisciplinary research in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, with a focus on prevention, and on molecular and genetic epidemiology. The program admits two pre-and three post-doctoral trainees who will obtain an advanced degree in public health (MPH, DrPH) or epidemiology (MS, ScD) from the Harvard School of Public Health and who will work intensively with experienced cardiovascular epidemiologists within the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In addition to formal course work in cardiovascular epidemiology and strongly recommended course work in molecular and genetic epidemiology, all trainees participate in scheduled seminars and tutorials on the epidemiology of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, as well as on substantive areas and methodologic issues relevant to cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention. All trainees also collaborate with one or more established preceptors to develop and execute research projects leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals. Opportunities are also available to work with primary mentors at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Framingham Heart Study. Areas of Special Emphasis Molecular and genetic epidemiology, nontraditional/emerging risk factors, inflammation, women's health, diabetes, obesity and nutrition. Type of Training: Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral. Key Faculty Available as PreceptorsPaul M. Ridker, MD, MPH, Program Director. Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital with joint appointments in the Division of Preventive Medicine and in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Ridker serves as Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and co-directs the Harvard-Reynolds Foundation Center for Cardiovascular Research. Dr. Ridker's primary interests include molecular and genetic approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention, epidemiology, and risk assessment. He has extensive experience in the conduct of plasma- and genetic-based epidemiologic investigations of inflammation. Julie E. Buring, ScD, Program Co-Director. Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Buring's research focuses on the epidemiology of chronic disease, primarily cardiovascular disease and cancer, and especially among women. She has been involved in a number of large-scale clinical trials of the prevention of these diseases, including the Women's Health Study, a large-scale randomized trial of the benefits and risks of low-dose aspirin and vitamin E in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Dr. Buring is actively involved in the teaching and training of students and fellows. Senior Faculty Nancy R. Cook, ScD J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH Robert J. Glynn, PhD, ScD Francine Grodstein, ScD David J. Hunter, MBBS, ScD I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD Daniel Levy, MD JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH Eric B. Rimm, ScD Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH Robert Y.L. Zee, MD, MPH Junior Faculty Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH Michelle Albert, MD, MPH Claudia U. Chae, MD, MPH Tobias Kurth, MD, ScD Simin Liu, MD, ScD Tianhua Niu, ScD Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, MPH Howard D. Sesso, ScD Last updated: January, 2007 |