[BIC-announce] Free Symposium: Polygenic Scores, Genetics & Brain Imaging, 20 Nov. 2019

[Joanne Clark]

Dr Alain Dagher invites you to register for the ..............Polygenic Scores, Genetics & Brain Imaging Symposium
Wednesday, 20 Nov. 2019 from 8:30 am - 17:30 pm

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered multiple genetic variants implicated in normal brain function (e.g. educational attainment), neurological illness (e.g. Parkinson's Disease), and mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia), enabling the development of polygenic risk scores (PRS). Large data-sharing initiatives and novel methodologies for brain imaging analysis are also advancing understanding of brain disorders. This symposium brings together experts in genetics, GWAS, PRS, brain function and neuroimaging.

Location: Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre @ The Neuro, 3801 University St, Montréal, QC, H3A 2B4.

Who: Open to university faculty, students and staff and business professionals, in Montreal and beyond, working in related area.

Program & Registration (FREE, registration required) @ http://LudmerCentre.ca/events


·         Alain Dagher, MD: Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and Neurologist at The Neuro, Montreal, Canada

Talk: Introduction: Polygenic Scores & Brain Imaging

·         Daniel Benjamin, PhD. Professor (Research), Center for Economic and Social Research and Economics Department, University of Southern California, USA.

Talk: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

·         Alicia Martin, PhD, Instructor in Investigation, Analytic & Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and  Associated Scientist, Broad Institute, Boston, MA, USA.

Talk: Polygenic risk scores in diverse populations

·         Philipp Koellinger, PhD, Professor of Genoeconomics, Economics Department, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Talk: Genetic insights into risky behaviors and their links with health

·         Gideon Nave, PhD, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Wharton School and the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative (WiN), University of Pennsylvania, USA

Talk: Neuroanatomic Differences Partly Mediate Genetic Associations with Risk Tolerance

·         Patricia Pelufo Silveira, MD, MSc, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill U.; Researcher, Douglas Mental Health University Institute; Scientific Director (INT), Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health

Talk: Biologically informed polygenic scores - exploring the effects of gene networks

·         Hugh Garavan, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology/Psychiatry, University of Vermont, USA

Title: Gene-brain associations and substance use in the Open Science Era.

·         Uku Vainik, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia

Title: Neurocognitive correlates of obesity are inherited

·         David Glahn, PhD, Associate Chief for Research, Depart of Psychiatry; Director, Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research; Director, Early Psychosis Investigation Center; Director, Neuropsychiatric Genetics Program; Endowed chair in Behavioral Science Research, Boston Children's Hospital; and Professor, Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Title: The good the bad and the ugly of polygenic scores for risk prediction

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Contact:   Joanne Clark, Administrate Director, Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health | Cell # +1 514 265 3408 | E joanne.clark at mcgill.ca<mailto:joanne.clark at mcgill.ca>
Sponsored by: The Neuro, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives and the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health





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