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IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The PERSIAN Cohort Study

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The PERSIAN Cohort Study The Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN), is the largest, multi-center cohort study in Iran, launched in 2014. The main goal of the PERSIAN Cohort Study is to assess the burden of major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Iran and identify the risk factors … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The Opioid Cohort Consortium (OPICO)

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The Opioid Cohort Consortium (OPICO) Background Opioids are a type of pain-relieving medications that have origins and/or effects similar to opium. Although opioids are commonly used for medical purposes, they can be misused for their euphoric effects and addictive properties. Opioid misuse is a global health crisis, with … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Uganda Genome Resource (UGR)

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) Principal Investigator: Prof Segun Fatumo PhD, FHEA The Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) is a well-characterized genomic resource that contains a variety of phenotypic communicable and non-communicable diseases and their risk factors derived from the Uganda General Population Cohort (GPC), a population-based open cohort founded … Read more

IHCC Members’ Cohorts Survey Summary

IHCC News and Events IHCC Members’ Cohorts Survey Summary From November 2021 through March 2022 a total of 42 unique cohorts completed the IHCC Members’ Cohorts Survey. A large proportion of respondents indicated that they already have deep and diverse data-types, with demographic data most widely available and with a large proportion having the ability … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: All of Us Research Program

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: All of Us Research Program All of Us Research Program Provides Unprecedented Platform for Health Discoveries Precision medicine effort leverages diverse participant base and robust data to drive new research Written by: Geoffrey Ginsburg, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical and scientific officer of the All of Us Research Program … Read more