Question: 1. Discuss key concepts of familial aggregation and gene mapping, explaining the significance of these concepts to epidemiologists.
2. Discuss key concepts of toxicology as an aspect of environmental epidemiology. Provide at least two important examples of toxicology in epidemiology.
3. Differentiate between molecular and genetic epidemiology. Briefly explain these sciences, and provide at least one relevant example of each.
4. Explain the study designs which are typically utilized in environmental epidemiology. Why are these study designs well suited for environmental epidemiology?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.
Course Textbook: Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.