Population Genomics Working Group Evening Lecture
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.
Discussion and Q&A will take place after the speaker’s presentation.
Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.
Speakers
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Jonathan Marchini, DPhil
Executive Director, Head of StatGen and Machine Learning,
Regeneron Genetics Center
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.To learn more about Dr. Marchini’s research, visit his website.
"Making Mixed Model GWAS Faster Using Machine Learning"
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Adam Siepel, PhD
Professor, CSHL School of Biological Sciences
Chair, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory