報告題目: Needles in The Haystack: Genome-wide SNP/CNV Studies in Addictive Disorders

報  告 人: 李大偉 博士

報告時間: 12月10日上午 9:30-11：00

報告地點: 閔行校區文選醫學大樓217室

聯 系  人: 徐汪節   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

報告介紹：

Genetic variation plays an important role in individual susceptibility to many common diseases. A few genetics and genomics approaches are available for identifying the gene or genetic variants associated with these human complex diseases. In this talk, the speaker will introduce a use of the cost-efficient genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping array in a genetic study of addictions and related mental disorders in large samples. The studies that will be presented include a SNP association study in antisocial personality disorder, and a copy number variation (CNV) study in opiate dependence. The speaker will also introduce the available funding opportunities for prospective students who are looking for Ph.D. in computational genomics at the University of Vermont.

報告人簡介：

Faculty Academic Appointments:

2013 - Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Vermont

2012 - Faculty, Neuroscience, Behavior, and Health Initiative, University of Vermont

2012 - Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont

2011 - 12 Faculty, Yale University Global Health Initiative

2008 - 12 Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, and Yale Center for Statistical Genomics and Proteomics, Yale University

Education:

2001 - 06 Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Postdoctoral Training:

2006 - 08 Postdoctoral Associate, Ott Laboratory of Statistical Genetics, Rockefeller University