Mendelian Randomization

Mendelian randomization is a study design that uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to test the causal effect of a (non-genetic) risk factor on a disease or health-related outcome. Since its first proposal in 2003, academics working in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) and throughout Population Health Sciences at the University of Bristol Medical School (including those who are tutors on this course) have been at the forefront of developing methods for assessing and limiting potential biases with this approach.

Dates 25 - 28 February 2025
Fee £770
Format Online
Audience Open to all applicants (prerequisites apply)

Advisory

It is not recommend that learners take Advanced Mendelian Randomization in the same academic year as Mendelian Randomization. The advanced course is deliberately scheduled earlier within each short course programme. 

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This course aims to provide an introduction to the conduct, assumptions, strengths and limitations of Mendelian randomization, including the use of up-to-date methods for sensitivity analyses that explore likely violation of Mendelian randomization assumptions.

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Really great, informative lectures and practicals. Great design and flow to the course, the difficulty of the material increased at a good rate and it was relatively easy to keep building on what you had discussed in previous sessions. The quality of the teaching was really good and I thought the use of synchronous and asynchronous material was well balanced. I found the asynchronous material was really helpful as it balanced the ability to ask questions with some flexibility, where you could run at your own pace which was helpful and I think there was a good amount of both.

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