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Journeys in Human Genetics and Genomics Colloquium

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The Journeys in Human Genetics and Genomics Colloquium is part of a training partnership between the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The goal of the colloquium is to showcase the depth and breadth of exciting scientific, clinical, and societal elements of human genetics and genomics at an introductory level as well as to illustrate the myriad associated career opportunities.

 

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Video Recordings

Events

July 2024

DNA Science and Human Genetics 

Lawrence Brody, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute 

Video Slides (PDF) Biography

July 2024

History of Genomics and the Human Genome Project 

Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. 
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recommended Reading:

Video Slides (PDF) Biography

August 2024

History of Eugenics 

Christopher Donohue, Ph.D. 
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recommended Reading

Video Slides (PDF) Biography

August 2024

Introduction to Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research in Genetics and Genomics

Debra Matthews, Ph.D., M.A. 
Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics

Video Biography

September 2024

Genotyping and DNA Sequencing Methods

Kim Doheny, Ph.D. 
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Recommended Reading

Video Slides (PDF) Profile

September 2024

Sequencing Genomes

Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. 
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recommended Reading

Video Slides (PDF) Biography

October 2024

Genome Sequence Annotation

Jane Loveland, Ph.D 
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute

Video Slides (PDF) Biography

October 2024

Evaluation and Interpretation of Human Genomic Variation

Douglas Fowler, Ph.D. 
University of Washington

Recommended Reading:

Video Slides (PDF) Fowler Lab

October 2024

The Human Pangenome

Karen Miga, Ph.D. 
University of California, Santa Cruz

Miga Lab

November 2024

Importance of Diversity in Human Genomics Research

Charles Rotimi, Ph.D. 
National Human Genome Research Institute

Biography

December 2024

Disease modeling with iPSCs  

Bruce Gelb, M.D. 
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Biography

December 2024

Rare Genetic Diseases

Jessica Chong, Ph.D. 
University of Washington

Profile

January 2025

Importance and Practicalities of Data Sharing in the Life Sciences

Ewan Birney, Ph.D. 
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute

Biography

January 2025

Comparative Genomics and the Tree of Life  

Elinor Karlsson, Ph.D. 
Broad Institute and University of Massachusetts

Biography

January 2025

Introduction to Genomic Data Science: Analyzing Genomic Data at Scale 

Michael Schatz, Ph.D. 
Johns Hopkins University

Biography

February 2025

Common Complex Genetic Diseases and Phenotypes

Neil Hanchard, M.B.B.S, D.Phil. 
National Human Genome Research Institute 

Biography

February 2025

Gene Regulation

Neil Lamb, Ph.D. 
Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology

Biography

March 2025

Epigenetics  

John Greally, Ph.D., D.Med. 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Biography

March 2025

Complexities of Non-Coding DNA

Wendy Bickmore, Ph.D. 
University of Edinburgh

Biography

April 2025

Polygenic Risk Scores

Alicia Martin, Ph.D. 
Massachusetts General Hospital & Broad Institute 
Harvard Medical School

Biography

April 2025

DNA and Forensics  

Thomas Callaghan, Ph.D. 
FBI Laboratory 

April 2025

Newborn genetic screening and genome sequencing  

Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D.  
Boston Children’s Hospital

Biography

May 2025

Pharmacogenomics  

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D. 
The Ohio State University

Biography

May 2025

Genetic research in Indigenous Americans  

Nanibaa Garrison, Ph.D.  
Institute for Society and Genetics and Department of Internal Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

Biography

Last updated: October 19, 2024