The Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) study was featured on WBAL TV on March 22. Department of Epidemiology Associate Professor Dani Fallin, PhD is the principle investigator for Maryland EARLI site. The EARLI Study is a nationwide study examining environmental and genetic risk factors for autism. The study investigators will enroll 1200 pregnant women who already have a child with autism. The study then follows the women through the pregnancy until the child is three years of age.
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EARLI Study Featured on WBAL TV
Posted by hopkinsepi on March 23, 2011
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HPV and Head and Neck Cancer
Posted by hopkinsepi on March 2, 2011
New research on head and neck cancer led by Gypsyamber D’Souza, PhD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, and Sara Pai, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, was featured on the CBS Evening News Monday evening.
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Johns Hopkins Biological Repository
Posted by hopkinsepi on November 16, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Biological Repository (JHBR) Service Center is able to provide JHU investigators with a variety of lab and repository services for conducting large or small scale epigenetic, natural history, clinical trial, prospective and case/control studies.
The JHBR Service Center provides, on a fee for service basis, a range of lab and repository services including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, blood and other body fluid collection, specimen processing, testing, storage, as well as DNA extraction.
Established in 1984, JHBR consists of 5000 square feet of biosafety level 2 and 3 labs on the 6th floor of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Service Center maintains a large biorepository of approximately 2 million biological specimens in more than 120 freezers and 3 cryogenic units. To manage the repository specimens, a quality specimen management system, FreezerworksTM, is in use for freezer inventory, specimen labeling, and tracking for our large biorepository. Additionally, JHBR is certified through CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act) to perform HIV-1 viral load RT-PCR, HCV and HBV serological tests, as well as providing expert services in specimen fractionation, cell isolation and cryopreservation. Recently, a fully automated platform for DNA extraction and quantification system is now in place to support the growing number of epigenetic studies. More than 40 studies are currently using JHBR services. Biological specimen deliveries are accepted 6 days per week, excluding University holidays. National and local delivery services including Fed Ex priority shipping can be coordinated to suite individual needs and the rates for services offered are often 25% lower than commercial biological services.
Our center can provide a one-stop shop for conducting studies with biological sample collection, processing, storing and testing.
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Epidemiology Faculty Research in JHU Gazette
Posted by hopkinsepi on September 28, 2010
The newest issue of the JHU Gazette features articles on the research of three faculty members in the Department of Epidemiology.
Scientists find genes related to body mass details the work of M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, associate professor, who is co-lead investigator of a study on epigenetics and body mass.
Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH, professor, is a co-author of a new study suggesting that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and low in saturated fats can lead to lower blood-pressure and reduce one’s risk of heart disease. The Gazette article, Blood-pressure lowering diet may also reduce risk of heart disease, outlines the study findings.
Mobile obstetrics project improves mothers’ health in Burma outlines the work of a new community-based health service which offers mobile maternal health services. The MOM, or Mobile Obstetric Medics, Project increased access to skilled maternal health services among women in eastern Burma. Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights, is the senior author of the study.
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