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GGI Seminar Series

Date Speaker Host Title Recording
March 7 Dr. Yang (Eric) Li Juana Manuel-Jose “Single-cell Epigenomic Analysis of Mammalian Brains and Neurological Disorders”
March 14 Dr. Binghui Shen Shuo Cao “Okazaki Fragment Maturation: Life, Death, or Mutagenesis”
April 11 Dr. Peter Sudmant Farnaz Salehi “The Evolution of Genome Structure”
May 2 Dr. Daniel Savic Faten Usrof “Investigating the Role of the Noncoding Genome in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Pharmacogenomics”
May 9 Dr. Saunak Sen Megan Mulligan “Genetic Mapping with Multiple Individuals Per Strain: Should We Use Strain Means or Individual Data?”
Date Speaker Host Title Recording
October 25

Dr. Chan-Hyun Na

Dehui Kong

“In-situ Cell-Type-Specific Proteomics Analysis to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases”

Date Speaker Host Title Recording
March 1 Dr. Marcela Uliano da Silva Vincenza Colonna
Erik Garrison
“Sequencing All Life for the Future of Life: The Darwin Tree of Life Project and Its Contribution to Molecular Evolution and Conservation”
March 24 Dr. Michael Hiller Vincenza Colonna “Comparative Approaches to Associate Phenotypic Differences Between Species to Differences in their Genomes” No Video
April 5 Dr. Carter Clinton Keanna Johnson “Soil Secrets: A Genetic and Historical Investigation into African American Communities” No Video
April 12 Dr. John Doench Sadie Walker “Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys? A Tour of the Functional Genomics Toolbox”
April 19 Dr. Jennifer Gerton Erik Garrison
Farnez Salehi
“Illuminating the Dark Matter of the Human Genome”
April 26 Dr. Feng Yue Dehui Kong "Enhancer-Hijacking and 3D Genome Alteration in Cancer" No Video
May 3 Dr. Digna Edwards Erielle Culp “Leveraging Clinical Biobanks for Genomic Studies of Women's Reproductive and Gynecologic Health”
May 17 Dr. Ruben van Boxtel Pjotr Prins "Tracing the Origin of Therapy-Related Leukemia Using Single-Cell Genome Sequencing"
Date Speaker Host Title Virtual Seminar
October 6
Dr. Richard Miller
Rob Williams “Anti-Aging Drugs and Anti-Aging Mechanisms”
December 8
Dr. Vivek Kumar
Joy Afolabi “Mouse Homes and Hotel Towards a Scalable Infrastructure for Neurogenetics and Drug Discovery”
December 15
Dr. Tyler Beck
Pjotr Prins “Connecting the Dots: LitCoin and the Biomedical Data Translator”
Date Speaker Host Title Virtual Seminar
March 10
Dr. Omar Abudayyeh
Dr. Jonathan Gootenberg
Sadie Walker “Molecular Technologies for Genome Editing and Cell Control”
March 24
Dr. Ambroise Wonkam
Ernestine Amos-Abanyie “Harnessing our Common African Genomes to Improve Health Globally”
March 31
Dr. Michael MacArthur
Dr. Sarah Mitchell
Beni Mozhui “High-Dimensional Approaches to Characterize Aging Trajectories”
“Sexual Dimorphisms in Longevity Interventions”
April 28 Dr. Daniel Ciobanu Megan Mulligan “Functional and Evolutionary Analysis of Host Synaptogyrin-2 in Viral Disease Susceptibility”
May 5 Dr. Gideon Alimba Joy Afolabi “Protective Effects of Folate on DNA Damage Included by Metals in WIL2-NS Human B Lymphoblastoids Cells”
May 12 Dr. Glennis Logsdon Flavia Villani “The Sequence, Variation, and Evolution of Human Centromeres”
Date Speaker Host Title Virtual Seminar
March 4
Dr. Gerd Blobel
Chris Rogers The Beta-globin Gene Cluster as Paradigm of Gene Regulation and Therapeutic Opportunities” No video
March 11
Dr. Gianluca Della Vedova
Flavia Villani “Computational Aspects of Models of Evolution”
April 1
Dr. Ewan Birney
Megan Mulligan “Understanding the Combination of Genetics and Environment on Vertebrate Physiology”
April 22 Dr. J. David Jentsch Megan Mulligan “Sex, drugs and impulsivity: Novel associations discovered in the diverse mouse genome”
May 6
Dr. Scott Coonrod
Andrew Jones TBD
May 20
Dr. Bernie Daigle
Joy Afolabi TBD

Date
Speaker
Host
Title
Virtual Seminar
August 27
Dr. Yan Cui
Megan Mulligan
Machine Learning for Health Equity and Causal Inference in Systems Genetics
September 10
Dr. Emily Puckett
Megan Mulligan
"How Rats Conquered the Globe: Phylogeographic History of Rattus Norvegicus"
October 8
Dr. David Ashbrook
Megan Mulligan
“Diallel Crosses, Artificial Intelligence, and Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease”
October 22
Dr. Michael Snyder
Megan Mulligan
“Managing Health and COVID-19 Using Big Data”
November 5
Dr. Keesha Roach
Ansley Stanfill/Rob Williams
“Pain Genetics in Sickle Cell Disease”
November 12
Dr. Vincenza Colonna
Megan Mulligan
“Miscarriages, Pangenomes and Third-Generation Sequencing”
December 3
Dr. Evan Eichler Megan Mulligan “Long-read Sequencing, Structural Variation and Disease”
December 10
Dr. Hilary Finucane
Megan Mulligan
“Insights from Complex Trait Fine-Mapping Across Diverse Populations”
December 17
Dr. Sarah Tishkoff Megan Mulligan “Genomic Evolution and Adaptation in Africa: Implications for Health and Disease”

Date Speaker Title Host Virtual Seminar
February 19 Dr. Daniel Mueller and Victoria Marshe Towards Precision Medicine in Psychiatry: Clinical Implementation Practice and Genome-wide Predictive Modeling Panjun Kim
March 5 Dr. Byron Jones Modeling Individual Differences in Susceptibility to Gulf War Illness in a Genetic Reference Population of Mice Megan Mulligan
March 12 Dr. Candace Middlebrooks Translational Studies and Risk Refinement of Genetic Variants that Increase Risk of Bladder, Breast and Hereditary Melanoma Cancers Claire Simpson
April 23 Dr. Athena Starlard-Davenport MicroRNA29B: A Possible Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Megan Mulligan
April 30 Dr. Erik Garrison Building Pangenome Graphs Pjotr Prins
May 7 Dr. Eric Greer Characterization of a New Epigenetic Model Organism and Modification Bijay Bisunke
May 21 Dr. April Weissmiller Taking a Second Look at the MYC-SWI/SNF Interaction Pamela Watson
May 28 Dr. Cheryl Winkler APOL1-associated Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease: Advances and Challenges Ernestine Amos-Abanyie
June 4 Dr. Michael Love Robust and Reproducible Genomic Data Analysis Jeremiah Holt No Recording
June 11 Dr. Kathryn Cunningham The Long and Winding Road to Addiction Therapeutics Paige Lemen No Recording
June 18 Dr. Patrick Murphy Regulation of Chromatin Packaging During Development and Disease Progression Chelsea DeVaux
June 25 Dr. Enkhe Purevjav Utilization of BXD Strains Resourcesfor Genetic Research of Human Cardiovascular Diseases Lu Lu

Date Speaker Title Host Virtual Seminar
September 2 Dr. Abe Clark Using Genetics and Genomics to Identify Novel Glaucoma Pathogenic Pathways Ashley Fitzgerald
September 16 Dr. Christopher Cowan It Takes MEF2 to Tango: Linking Synapse Development, Neuroimmune Dysfunction and Syndromic Autism Paige Lemen
September 30 Dr. Jonathan Pritchard Why Are Human Complex Traits So Enormously Polygenic? Lessons from Molecular Biomarker Traits David Ashbrook
October 14 Dr. Charles Nichols Psychedelics Megan Mulligan
October 21 Dr. Susanne Schmid No Filter - Sensory Processing in Autism Megan Mulligan
October 28 Dr. William Valdar Modeling Gene X Treatment Effects in the Collaborative Cross and Other Replicable Multi-parent Populations Megan Mulligan
November 18 Dr. Andrea Gaedigk The PharmVar Database and Other PGx Resources Nour Aljouda