Population Genomics Working Group Evening Lecture

October 22, 2020, 5:00pm – 6:00pm | New York Genome Center

The NYGC has created a Population Genomics 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 Eimear Kenny, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Adam Siepel, PhD, of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

WHEN:
Thursday, October 22, 2020

5pm – 6pm: Speaker Presentation and Q&A

This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.

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SPEAKER

Jonathan Marchini, DPhil
Executive Director, Head of StatGen
and Machine Learning,
Regeneron Genetics Center
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

“Making Mixed Model GWAS Faster Using Machine Learning”

To learn more about Dr. Marchini’s research, visit his website.

 

DISCUSSION AND Q&A.

Moderated by Adam Siepel, PhD
Professor, CSHL School of Biological Sciences
Chair, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Discussion and Q&A will take place after the speaker’s presentation.
Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.