Using Genetics-based Instrumental Variable Methods for Causal Inference in Public Health and Drug Development

Learn about the explosion in genetics-based causal inference methodology over the past 15 years in this 37-minute talk by Jack Bowden from Exeter University. Discover how publicly available genome-wide summary statistics from international disease consortia and government biobanks have revolutionized causal inference approaches, with significant applications in public health and pharmaceutical drug development. This scientific presentation from Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES) explores instrumental variable methods for causal inference through a genetics lens.