Collaborate, Innovate, Transform
Thursday, 11 October and Friday, 12 October
Spotlight Session XI

Genome-Wide Association Studies

2:00 p.m., Friday 12 October
Room 531

Moderator

Robert Ferrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Genetics
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh

Presentations

Genome-Wide Association Studies Abroad: The Importance of Collaboration and Study Design

Mary Marazita, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Oral Biology
Associate Dean for Research
School of Dental Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

On the Use of General Control Samples for Genome-Wide Association Studies: Genetic Matching Highlights Causal Variants

Bernie Devlin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

Genome-Wide Association Studies Herald a New Era of Rapid Discoveries in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research

Richard H. Duerr, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh