Examples

• Methodologic opportunities and challenges in the genomic era: from studies of pedigrees to GWAS and beyond.
• Population and evolutionary genetics of common diseases.
• Epigenetics and complex diseases.
• Characterization of genetic risk factors in complex traits and special populations.
• Incorporation of post-GWAS technologies into population health research: next generation sequencing.
• Evaluation and application of methods to assess genetic and environmental interactions in chronic diseases.
• Development of novel statistical methods for genetic analysis of individuals and/or families.
• Development and implementation of population-based family designs.