Research Unit Genetic Epidemiology
Head (interim): H.-Erich Wichmann, Christian Gieger
Projects:
KORA-gen (since 2004)
Genetical Statistics (Genetic Epidemiological Methods, since 2004)
KORA Biobanking / Genomewide association studies
- KORA F3/S3 500K (since 2006)
- KORA F4/S4 1000K – NGFN GWAS (since 2007)
- GIANT (2007-2011)
- ENGAGE (2008-2012)
- BBMRI (2008-2010)
- ILCCO (since 2004);
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology - Biological Samples - Genomics' / Projects- Cardiogenics (since 2004);
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases' / Projects- P3G (since 2004)
Genetic epidemiological research of diseases
- Virtual Institute Type 2 Diabetes;
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology - Biological Samples - Genomics' / Projects- NIH obesity (2007-2011)
- INSIG2 (2007-2008)
- IL-6 (2005-2008)
- NGFN obesity (2008-2012);
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology - Biological Samples - Genomics' / Projects- NGFN cardiovascular (2004-2013);
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases' / Projects:
Replication of results from 500K GWA studies of inflammatory markers and evaluation of a 50K vascular disease SNP array in the large MONICA/KORA case-cohort study
Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction as a common cause underlying diabetes type 2 and myocardial infarction. Role of intermediate phenotypes and genetic variants
Methodology
- Uncertainties in genetic association studies (2003-2013)
- Quantification of impact of genetic variants (2004-2013)
- Munich Center of Health Sciences;
for details see Research Unit 'Environmental Epidemiology' / Projects- NGFN –Transfer (2008-2010)
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology - Biological Samples - Genomics' / Projects
Study management and recruiting
- General study management and recruiting (ongoing)
- LUCY (since 2000)
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology - Biological Samples - Genomics' / Projects- AFNET (since 2005)
for details see Research Unit 'Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases' / Projects