Biobank: Respository of human biological samples linked to health and lifestyle data for assessment of interactions between                       genes and environment.

Biomarkers:  A measurable factor that is specifically linked with a particular medical condition.

Cohort study: An epidemiological study that follows a large group of people over a long period of time.

Epidemiology:  A branch of medical science that deals with the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease in a                                 population.  It is the scientific study of factors which affect the health and illness of populations.

Genomics:  A branch of biotechnology which applies the techniques of genetics and molecular biology to the genetic mapping                           and DNA sequencing of sets of genes, and organises the results in databases, with applications of the data in                           medicine or biology.

Molecular epidemiology:  A branch of epidemiology which deals with the physical and chemical organization of living matter,                                                      and especially with the molecular basis of inheritance and protein synthesis.

Translational medicine:  A field of medicine which facilitates the rapid, effective application of results in the research laboratory                                                    to patients in the clinic.  Getting new therapy ideas from labs into clinics, where they can be used to                                                    improve the health of patients.

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