Population and Statistical Genetics Working Group Evening Lecture

October 28, 2021, 5:00pm – 6:30pm | New York Genome Center

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, October 28th, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A

This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.

SPEAKERS

Jaehee Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Biology
Stanford University

Assistant Professor (Incoming Jan 2022)
Department of Computational Biology
Cornell University

“Bayesian Inference of Dependent Population Dynamics in Coalescent Models “

Xinzhu ‘April’ Wei, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Departments of Computer Science, Human Genetics, and Computational Medicine
UCLA

Assistant Professor (Incoming Jan 2022)
Department of Computational Biology
Cornell University

“The Lingering Effects of Neanderthal Introgression on Human Complex Traits”

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.