Gene-Environment Interactions, Epigenetics, and Human Health

Dear Colleagues,

Gene–environment interactions with epigenetics present major opportunities to improve global public health. Better environmental conditions can ultimately optimize epigenetics for human health. There has been tremendous technological advancement with omics technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics, in attempt to understand the gene–environment interactions relevant to human health. Applications of gene–environment interactions to human health outcomes, i.e., seeing humans with the environment as interconnected, is essential for the emergence of scientific discoveries. Key environmental factors relevant to epigenetics with human health should be critical components of gene–environment interactions. Much still needs to be known about the environmental factors important to epigenetics for human health. Environmental factors relevant to epigenetics, including but not limited to microbiome, dietary factors, and care delivery methods, to advance the field of epigenetics for human health are welcomed domains. Even more important is to discover useful applications to improve human health through epigenetic pathways with gene–environment interactions.

This Special Issue seeks research papers on various aspects of gene–environment interactions and epigenetics in relation to human health. We especially encourage the submission of interdisciplinary work and multicountry collaborative research. We also encourage the submission of health systems and health policy-related manuscripts that focus on issues related to epigenetics and gene–environment interactions relevant to human health and health outcomes. We welcome original research papers using different study designs as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Prof. Pamela K. Shiao
Guest Editor

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• Gene–environment interactions
• Epigenetics
• Methylation pathways
• Epigenetics and health
• Factors relevant to epigenetics and gene–environment interactions with health
• Methodological considerations for epigenetics and gene–environment interactions
• Analytics relevant to epigenetics and gene–environment interactions