Genetics and Demographic Behavior | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: Seminar

Genetics and Demographic Behavior

Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) Webinar Series

Registration Required

Speaker

Colter Mitchell

Date & time

Jan 15, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm EST

Location

This is a Virtual Event.

This webinar will provide an overview of the methods for constructing and analyses of polygenic scores for demographic behavior in CVFS. This will include assesment of appropriateness of GWAS, score construction methods, concerns of portability, correlations with demographic behavior, and use in family-based models. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358). 

If you have questions about this CVFS-organized webinar, please email Heather Gatny ([email protected]).

About the CVFS Webinar Series
Attend the webinars to learn more about the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS), other research happening at the Institute for Social and Environmental Research – Nepal (ISER-N), and data creation for global and comparative population research. Visit the CVFS website to register for upcoming webinars or view past webinars. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).