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