Bioinformaatika seminar 2020/21 sügis

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