Schedule 10/09/20: Selection of topics 17/09/20: Chapters 1 and 2 (Introduction + What is Mendelian randomisation?) - Ida Maria 24/09/20: Chapter 3: Assumptions for causal inference - Beat 01/10/20: Chapter 4: Methods of instrumental variable analysis - Siim 08/10/20: Chapters 5 and 6: Examples and generalisability - Sabina 15/10/20: Chapter 7: Weak instrument and finite-sample bias - Taavi 22/10/20: Chapter 8: Multiple instruments and power - Jens-Stefan 29/10/20: Chapter 9: Multiple studies and evidence synthesis - Ainika 05/11/20: Chapter 10: Example: the CRP CHD Genetic Collaboration - Rodrigo 12/11/20: Journal Club 1: Phenome-wide Mendelian randomization mapping the influence of the plasma proteome on complex diseases - Anastassia 19/11/20: No seminar 26/11/20: Journal Club 3: An atlas of polygenic risk score associations to highlight putative causal relationships across the human phenome - Kadri 03/12/20: Journal Club 4: Educational attainment reduces the risk of suicide attempt among individuals with and without psychiatric disorders independent of cognition: a bidirectional and multivariable Mendelian randomization study with more than 815,000 participants - Nele 10/12/20: Journal Club 4: Mendelian randomization integrating GWAS and eQTL data reveals genetic determinants of complex and clinical traits - Nurlan
