Conference Schedule

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
12:30 pmIntroduction
1:00 pm - 2:20 pmSession 1 – Genes and Health
Justin CookGenetic determinants of health differentials
Anatoliy YashinGenetics of exceptional lifespan
Susan ShortSex, gender, genetics, and health
2:30 pm – 3:50 pmSession 2 – Genes and Health Behaviors
Nicole HarlaarBeyond the genome: dna methylation markers and chronic alcohol use
Dan BelskyPolygenic risk accelerates the developmental progression to heavy, persistent smoking
Bo ClevelandPractical issues with adding candidate genes to a large intervention study
3:50 pm – 4:20 pmBreak
4:20 pm – 5:40 pmSession 3 – Gene-environment Interplay
Steve LehrerGenetics and cohort effects
N. PlurphanswatGene-tobacco policy and adolescent cigarette use
Dalton  ConleyGWAS and capacitors of phenotypic variation
5:40 pm – 6:00 pmDiscussion/Wrap Up
7:00 pmDinner, Sherpa's
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
8:30 am – 9:00 amDiscussion/Intro
9:00 am – 10:20 amSession 1 – Genetics and Social Scientific Inquiry
Matt BradshawConceptualizing direct and indirect genetic rffects on complex phenotypes
Yi LiGender and religiosity: risk preference theory revisited
David BakerAn ecological-sociological model of proto-religion as an emergent property
10:20 am – 10:40 amBreak
10:40 am – 12:00 noonSession 2 – Economic and Political Behaviors
Dan BenjaminThe genetic architecture of economic and political preference
P. KoellingerThe molecular architecture of self-employment
Aldo RustichiniIncome, education, personality and genetics
12:00 noon – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pmDiscussion
2:00 pm – 3:20 pmSession 3 – Genes, Identity, and Behaviors
Evan CharneyCandidate genes and political behavior
George WehbyMetagenome effects on human behavior
Amber NelsonA geneticization of youth personhood
3:20 pm – 3:40 pmBreak
3:40 pm – 5:00 pmSession 4 – Genes, Personality, and Identity
Alex CrabilTechnology optimism vs. tech pessimism
Rene AlmelingGenetic risk and responsibility
Hsiao-Li SunClaims-making about personal genomics vs. the use of group taxonomies
5:00 pm – 5:30 pmDiscussion, Wrap Up, etc.