Population and Statistical Genetics Working Group Evening Lecture

The NYGC has created a Population and Statistical Genetics Working Group that brings together leading population and statistical geneticists and focuses on human population genomics, statistical analyses, and applications to precision medicine. The group is led by Adam Siepel, PhD, of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and David Knowles, PhD, of New York Genome Center and Columbia University.

WHEN:
Thursday, June 24, 2021

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A

This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.

SPEAKERS

Iain Mathieson, PhD Assistant Professor of Genetics University of Pennsylvania  “Using Ancient DNA to Trace Complex Trait Evolution in Humans”

Gillian Belbin, PhD Director, Population Genetics Institution for Genomic Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  “The Impact of Fine-Scale Population Structure on Disease Risk”

MODERATORS

Adam Siepel, PhD Professor, CSHL School of Biological Sciences Chair, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Affiliate Member New York Genome Center

David Knowles, PhD Core Faculty Member New York Genome Center Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Department of Systems Biology Columbia University

DISCUSSION AND Q&A
Moderated by Adam Siepel, PhD, and David Knowles, PhD.
Discussion and Q&A will take place after the speaker presents.

Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.