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CRGGH will have a strong showing at this year's ASHG meeting

By Ed  |  Monday, November 1, 2010  |  Category: News and Events  |  Read Comments (0)  |  Share

The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) will be held in Washington, D.C. from Tuesday, November 2 through Saturday, November 6, 2010. The ASHG Annual Meeting is a premier meeting where the latest and greatest concerning genetics is presented through platform and invited sessions, poster sessions, exhibits and much more. The CRGGH is excited to have many of its staff and trainees present at this year's conference.

The following is a list of presentations at the ASHG meeting by CRGGH staff and trainees:

  • Invited Scientific Session (Rotimi, Shriner): Complex Disease Genetics Research in Admixed Populations on Wednesday, November 3 from 8:00AM-10:00AM.

    • View abstract and speaker list here.

  • Poster Session (Ramos): Replication of GWAS loci for fasting plasma glucose in African Americans on Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:00PM-7:00PM.

    • View #1110/T in the ASHG poster abstracts.

  • Poster Session (*Meilleur): Replication of Genetic Variants associated with Serum Lipids in African Americans on Friday, November 5, 2010, 10:30AM-11:30AM.

    • View #2971/F in the ASHG poster abstracts.

  • Poster Session (Chen): Admixture mapping of fasting glucose: Identification of a candidate locus associated with T2D on Friday, November 5, 2010, 11:30AM-12:30PM.

    • View #1946/F in the ASHG poster abstracts.

  • Poster Session (Doumatey): Genetic Variants in the promoter region of the gene encoding C-Reactive Protein (CRP) are associated with serum CRP levels in African Americans on Friday, November 5, 2010, 11:30AM-12:30PM.

    • View #1984/F in the ASHG poster abstracts.

  • Platform Session (Charles): Solute Carrier 2 (SLC2A9) on Chromosome 4 is associated with Uric Acid in African Americans on Friday, November 5, 2010, 3:00PM-3:15PM.

    • View abstract here.

*former CRGGH staff



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