The Concept and Practice of Molecular Epidemiology in Public Health
Nov 12-15, 2008
Hope Hotel, Shanghai
9:00 - 9:15 am Host Welcome Remark
- Shanghai CDC: Drs. Wu Fan; Lu Wei
- California Health Department: Drs. Rick Kreutzer; John Paterson
Introduction and Workshop Overview (15 Min) Deliang Tang
9:15 - 10:15 am Key Note lecture: Overview of Molecular Epidemiology (1 hr) Paolo Vineis
10:15 – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 am Study Design and Analysis in Molecular Epidemiology (I) Andrew Rundle
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break (1 hr)
1:30 – 3:30 pm Biomarker Selection in Molecular Epidemiology (2hr) Robin Whyatt
3:30 – 3:45 pm Coffee Break
3:45 – 5:00 pm Case Study Andrew Rundle, Deliang Tang and Robin Whyatt
Thursday 13, November 2008
9:00 – 10:30 am Study Design and Analysis in Molecular Epidemiology (II) Andrew Rundle
10:30 – 11:00 am Case Study Andrew Rundle
11:00 – 11:15 am Coffee Break
Infrastructure and Logistics
11:15 – 12:30 Core Laboratory Resources Herbert Yu
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break (1 hr)
1:30 – 3:00 pm Biological Sample Collection, Processing and Banking (2 hrs) Deliang Tang
3:00 – 3:45 pm Case Study: California Bio-monitoring Program Rick Kreutzer
3:45 – 4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm European Experience with Bio-Banks: UK Bio-Bank and EPIC Paolo Vineis
Friday 14, November 2008
Biomarkers
9:00 – 11:00 am Protein Markers and Proteomics as Marker of Early Effect Paul Brandt-Rauf
11:00 – 11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 pm Epigenetics in Molecular Epidemiology Herbert Yu
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break (1 hr)
1:30 - 3:00 pm PAH-DNA Adducts: Evolution and Comparison of Laboratory Techniques Deliang Tang
3:00 – 3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:15 – 5:00 pm Molecular Epidemiology of Pesticides and Reproductive Health Robin M. Whyatt
Saturday 15, November 2008
Analytical Issues in Molecular Epidemiology
9:00 – 11:00 am Gene-Environment Interactions (2hrs) Herbert Yu/Andrew Rundle
11:00 – 11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 am Validation of Biomarkers in Molecular Epidemiology Studies Paolo Vineis
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break (1 hr)
1:30 – 3:00 pm Shanghai Bio-Bank: Objectives and Planning Shanghai CDC
3:00 – 3:15 am Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:45 Shanghai Bio-Bank Discussion Faculty and Shanghai CDC
4: 45 – : Closing Remark Shanghai CDC