Centre Profile
The Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic (MEGA) Epidemiology aims to develop, promote and consolidate epidemiologic research and teaching.
The Centre delivers Graduate Coursework Programs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, both of which have been recognised with Melbourne School of Population Health Teaching and Learning Awards. Epidemiology and Biostatistics form the core subjects of the Master of Public Health, an internationally recognised professional entry degree into the public health professions and the Melbourne School of Population Health's most popular course, chosen by more than two thirds of the School's coursework students.
Major Research Projects within the Centre include Asthma, Allergy and Other Respiratory Disease; Family Studies of Cancer; The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study; Hereditary Haemochromatosis; Statistical Methods; and Community-Onset Staphylococcus aureus Household Cohort study.
The Centre houses the Australian Twin Registry (ATR), a voluntary national database of more than 35,000 twin and triplet pairs which is a valuable resource for medical research accessed by Australian and international investigators. The centre also has strong links with the Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory in the Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne which houses the largest medical biorepository in Australia and conducts molecular and genetic studies.
For more information regarding the achievements of the Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic (MEGA) Epidemiology, download the latest version of the Annual Report.