About the Institute
The Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute (GERI) is a UC Irvine campus-wide, collaborative institute with a rich tradition of studying the genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors that lead to complex human diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.
This institute brings together researchers from many scientific disciplines in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of human health and disease.
Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD
GERI Director
hantoncu@uci.edu
Argyrios Ziogas, PhD
GERI Associate Director
aziogas@uci.edu
Goals
- Provide training, mentorship, research and resources to undergraduate, graduate and medical students, as well as to clinical fellows and junior faculty in translational research, using population sciences methods.
- Study the genetic and environmental etiology, susceptibility and prevention of acute and chronic disease in human populations.
- Provide training of post-doctoral researchers and graduate students in master’s and doctoral degree programs in epidemiology.
- Promote outreach efforts to clinical and basic science departments and to community healthcare providers and the general population.
- Provide organization and resources that will bring together scientists from the multiple disciplines.
- Focus research efforts in a manner that promotes the understanding of basic disease mechanisms and processes in human populations.