Message from Section Chief, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology

In the Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, we use cutting-edge research tools to study the life course of health and disease, leveraging deep phenotyping of individuals and populations in numerous studies, across generations and in a variety of geographic, social, community, and environmental settings. From the study of observational data in populations, health interventions in individuals, and specific molecular pathways in tissues, organs, and systems, we aim to define the drivers, mechanisms, and outcomes of health and disease across the life course. Throughout the research life cycle, we work to engage, foster, and advance the careers of our junior investigator trainees. The fields in which we work have driven incredible advances in human health over decades, yet there is so much more work to be done to improve the healthspan and lifespan of everyone, everywhere.