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Epidemiology Professors and Supervisors in United States
Professors in epidemiology in united states
21,429 professors found
Columbia University
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Virology
Covid-19
Sars-cov-2
Pandemic Preparedness
University of Michigan School of Public Health
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Smoking Cessation
Cohort Study
Cancer Epidemiology
Research Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Virology
Hiv
Covid-19
Cohort Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Cancer Epidemiology
Cohort Study
Air Pollution
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
United States
Research Interests
Pharmacotherapy
Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology
Substance Abuse
Case-control Study
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Virology
Covid-19
Molecular Epidemiology
Sars-cov-2
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Cardiometabolic Health
Health Disparities
Cohort Study
Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Covid-19
Pandemic Preparedness
Assistant Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
United States
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Dietetics
Substance Abuse
Opioid Use
Case-control Study
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Seoung Hoon Park
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
United States
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1 month ago
Seoung Hoon Park, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is recruiting a funded PhD student for the Motor Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory (MoNeL) for Fall 2027. MoNeL studies the behavioral, biomechanical, and neurophysiological mechanisms of motor control and motor learning in healthy older adults and individuals with stroke. The lab also develops innovative rehabilitation approaches to improve walking, balance, and functional mobility. Research meth...
Computer Science
Psychology
Biomedical Engineering
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University of Pennsylvania
Top university
United States
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3 weeks ago
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Fully funded PhD opportunity in Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania , School of Medicine (Perelman School of Medicine), in the United States . The programme is described as a PhD in Epidemiology with research directions in advanced epidemiological methods, biostatistics , causal inference, clinical epidemiology, population health, health equity, health services research, implementation science, clinical trials, cohort studies, and biomedical data science. Funding is stated as fellowsh...
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Biology
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J&J Innovative Medicine
United States
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3 weeks ago
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is advertising a Master’s or PhD co-op opportunity in cell and gene therapy within its TDS CGT-AD Characterization Co-Op role. The position focuses on the characterization of lentiviral vectors and CAR-T therapies/products , with opportunities to contribute to the development of novel analytical tools and approaches that improve product understanding and support next-generation cell and gene therapies. Students will gain hands-on exposure to digital PCR (dPC...
Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
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Living costs in United States
Estimated costs in United States.
MonthlyYearly | United States |
|---|---|
 Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | $3.0k $3,000/yr |
 Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | $1.5k $1,500/yr |
 Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | $800 $800/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | $12.0k $12,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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College of Health
United States
Research Interests
Health Communication
Health Economics
Obesity Prevention
Health Psychology
Diabetology
Professor of Medicine and Anesthesiology
Wake Forest School of Medicine
United States
Research Interests
Virology
Immunology
Covid-19
Immune Response
Antiviral Research
Associate Professor
Wayne State University
United States
Research Interests
Virology
Epidemiology
Sars-cov-2
Covid-19
Infectious Disease
Opportunities these professors hire for
Emory University
Just Landed
United States
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Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health is inviting applications for a Fall 2027 PhD in Biostatistics. The program offers advanced training in biostatistics and statistical methodology within a public-health research environment. Students can pursue research across artificial intelligence and machine learning, epidemiology and infectious disease modelling, Bayesian statistics, causal inference, spatial statistics, longitudinal data analysis, statistical genetics and genomics, clinical...
Computer Science
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
+11 more
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Just Landed
United States
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New Today
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is offering an NRSA postdoctoral research fellowship in the Genetic Epidemiology of Heart, Lung, and Blood Traits Program within the Department of Epidemiology at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. The fellowship focuses on genetic epidemiology of heart, lung, and blood traits, combining substantive and methodological training to investigate health and disease patterns and related phenotypes. The postdoctoral fellow will develop expertise...
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Biology
+7 more
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Washington University in St. Louis
Just Landed
United States
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New Today
Just Landed
Washington University in St. Louis is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the Center for Implementation Research in Acute and Emergency Care (CIRCA), within the Department of Emergency Medicine. The position is based at the Washington University Medical Campus in St. Louis and offers an interdisciplinary research environment focused on improving infectious disease prevention, testing, diagnosis, linkage to care, treatment engagement, and health outcomes in emergency and acute care settings....
Epidemiology
Emergency Medicine
Health Services Research
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