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| DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH |
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| Objectives |
| The activities of the department are focused on the aetiology of disease, on the effect of vaccines, and on factors that may influence progression of disease. |
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Main areas of interest are infectious diseases, cancer, allergy, autoimmune diseases and diseases related to exposures in fetal life and vaccines/pharmaceuticals. The research is based partly on data obtained from population-based health or demography registers, partly on information collected by direct population contact, often by means of cohort studies or case-control studies. Other important resources are the activities at the research station in Guinea-Bissau (Projecto de Saude Bandim) and at the research facility in Greenland. The Department furthermore houses the research project "The Danish National Birth Cohort" which studies 100,000 pregnant women and their offspring.
The Department of Epidemiology Research provides counselling for the Danish health authorities, takes part in specific surveillance programmes, and participates in the postgraduate education programme at Copenhagen University and at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. A large number of phd students are affiliated with the Department. Every second year, the Department is the organizer of an 8-day Summer School in Methods of Infectious Disease Epidemiology for Nordic PhD students. The Department's activities are primarily financed by research-funding organisations. |
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| Number of employees |
| App. 50 |
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| The majority of the employees at the Department of Epidemiology Research are young medical doctors and statisticians, of whom many are working on their PhD projects. Moreover, we have a small administrative staff, laboratory technicians handling our biological banks, and student assistants. The research station in Guinea-Bissau currently employs 7 expatriates, primarily medical doctors and anthropologists. |
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| Head of department |
Professor Mads Melbye
E-mail: Phone: +45 3268 3163 Fax: +45 3268 3165 |
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Administrative coordinator:
Annemette Kristensen E-mail: Phone: +45 3268 3164 Fax: +45 3268 3165 |
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