Session: Human Genetics and Genomics (2011 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 28, 2011: 8:30 AM-10:20 AM

Room A4 (San Jose Convention Center)

Chair:

Marcelo Vinces, PhD, Director, Center for Learning, Education and Research in the Sciences (CLEAR), Oberlin College

Description: Rapidly-evolving technologies have dramatically improved our understanding of the genetic underpinnings of many human traits, including those of some common diseases. This symposium presents the latest advances in human genomics and the light they have shed on medical diagnosis and treatment, our personal ancestries, and the history of our species.

8:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:40 AM

Population Genetics in the Personal Genome Era
Carlos Bustamante, PhD , Professor , Stanford University, School of Medicine

9:00 AM

Natural Selection and Resistance to Infectious Disease
Pardis Sabeti, MD/PhD , Computational Geneticist/Researcher/Assistant Professor , Harvard University

9:20 AM

Scientific Advantages of Genetic Studies in AdMixed Populations
Esteban Burchard, PhD , Professor , University of California, San Francisco

9:40 AM

Promises and Challenges of Personal Genomics
Joanna Mountain, PhD , Senior Director of Research , 23andMe, Inc.

10:00 AM

Q&A Discussion

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