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The Rise, Fall, and Possible Re-Birth of Mendelian Randomization

George Davey Smith – Director of the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit and
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Bristol Medical School, United Kingdom

George Davey Smith has focused on improving causal inference in studies of disease aetiology and prevention. His groundbreaking work includes the early use of ‘negative controls,’ cross-context comparisons, sensitivity analyses, unobtrusive data collection, and trials in challenging situations. He pioneered the use of germline genetic variants to investigate modifiable causes of disease (Mendelian randomization), expanded the method in several ways, and has applied it across many settings. He is also a strong advocate for using multiple methods (triangulation) to enhance causal inference.

Thursday November 14th, seminar at 1 to 2:30 pm
followed by coffee and cake.
Center for Health and Society (CSS), Øster Farimagsgade 5, Copenhagen, Room 1.1.02

Everyone is invited to join us for coffee, cake, and epidemiological networking after the seminar.

Participation is free and open to everyone. The seminar is arranged by the Section of Epidemiology and the Graduate Program in Public Health and Epidemiology.