Research Projects

Here is a list of the major cohort studies housed in the Department of Epidemiology.

• ALIVE
• Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)
• ARIC Ancillary Study of Susceptibility Genes for Diabetes, Obesity, and Hyperinsulinemia
• African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK)
• Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)
• Choices for Health Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE)
• CHOICE Cohort Specimen Bank
• CLUE I
• CLUE II
• Chronic Renal Insufficient Cohort (CRIC)
• Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
• Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) 
• Eye Determinants of Cognition (EyeDOC) Study
• Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
• Population Based Case-Control Study of End-Stage Renal Disease
• PREMIER
• Project Sugar
• Project WIN
• The Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) 
• Trials of Hypertension Prevention
• Women's Health & Aging Study (WHAS I and WHAS II)