The Evolution of Human Biodiversity
Event Date (Pacific Time):
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Venue:
Event Chairs:
Evan Eichler, University of Washington School of Medicine
Pascal Gagneux, University of California, San Diego
Event Sessions
Media for each talk can be played by clicking on icons in the "Media" column, or by clicking on the individual talk titles below and then the attachment file at the bottom of the page.
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Welcome | Margaret Schoeninger, University of California, San Diego |
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Opening Remarks | Evan Eichler, University of Washington School of Medicine |
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Great Ape Biodiversity | Pascal Gagneux, University of California, San Diego |
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Local Adaptation | Sarah Tishkoff, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine |
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Human Demography and Migration | Carlos Bustamante, Stanford University |
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South American Human Biodiversity | Anne Stone, Arizona State University |
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Human Immune System Diversity | Peter Parham, Stanford University |
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Human Genome Structural Variation | Evan Eichler, University of Washington School of Medicine |
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Biodiversity in the Human Brain | George Ojemann, The University of Washington |
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Race, Ancestry, and Genomics | Michael Bamshad, University of Washington School of Medicine |
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Closing Remarks | Ajit Varki, UC San Diego School of Medicine |
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