Non-SOT Event: Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp: A Practical Guide to Study Design and Implementati

The Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp is a two-day intensive combination of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of the concepts, techniques, packages, data sources, and data analysis methods needed to conduct Mendelian randomization studies.

By the end of this Mendelian randomization training, participants will be familiar with the following topics:
- Principles of Mendelian randomization
- Implementation options
- Suitable publicly available data sources
- Data interpretation and handling
- Data analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Study design advantages and pitfalls
- Emerging Mendelian randomization techniques
- Use of MR-Base

Investigators from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate.

Prerequisites and Requirements: There are three requirements to attend this training:
- Each participant is required have a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities.
- The Boot Camp will use data sets in R/RStudio using the Posit Cloud (formerly RStudio Cloud) platform, therefore it is required that each participant has previous experience using R.
- Each participant must have a free, basic Posit Cloud (formerly RStudio Cloud) account prior to the first day of the boot camp.

Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

Additional Information:
- See website for more details: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/non-degree-special-programs/professional-non-degree-programs/skills-health-research-professionals-sharp-training/trainings/mendelian-randomization
- Email us with any questions: Columbia.SPH.MR@gmail.com