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.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Hors d’oeuvres & Networking

To learn more about Dr. Cesarini’s research, visit his profile page.

Discussion and Q&A will take place after each speaker presents.

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

Speakers

• Dalton Conley, PhD

  Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology
  Office of Population Research
  The Center for Health and Wellbeing
  Princeton University

  To learn more about Dr. Conley’s research, visit his lab page.

  "Using Genomics to do Social Science"

• Daniel W. Belsky, PhD

  Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
  Columbia University

  To learn more about Dr. Belsky’s research, visit his profile page.

  "GWAS, Polygenic Scores, and Population Health Science: Beyond Risk Assessment"

• David Cesarini, PhD

  Associate Professor
  New York University