february, 2011
Event Details
Presents:
Jews and Genes: The Jewish Genome in the Genomic Era
Gil Atzmon (Yeshiva University)
Date: Tuesday, February 15 2011
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Faculty Center
Using sophisticated genetic analysis, research has discovered that Jews are widely dispersed people with a common ancestry. It has been demonstrated that Jews from different regions of the world were found to share much genetic information that is distinct from other groups and that dates back to ancient times. Professor Atzmon will discuss the first detailed genetic maps of major Jewish subpopulations, and how researchers use it as a resource to study the genetic origins of disease.
Co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics
Contact Info: cjs at humnet.ucla.edu
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