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, October 28th, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A
This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.
SPEAKERS
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 “
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
Professor, CSHL School of Biological Sciences
Chair, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Affiliate Member
New York Genome Center
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.