Preliminary Conference Schedule

Friday, October 21st, 2016
9:00am - 1:00pmStatistical Genetics Workshop
   Lee, JamesDr. Lee will review the theory and applications of LD Score Regression, and participants will have hands-on experience utilizing the most recent LDSC tools. Information about this technique is described here: github.com/bulik/ldsc
1:00pm - 2:00pmLunch
2:00pm - 4:30pmPoster Session #1
Poster judge: Michael L. Spittel, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH
   Beauchamp, JonathanNature via nurture: Evidence from adoptees and implications for intergenerational mobility
   Weinhouse, CarenEpigenetic deregulation at imprinted genes linked to environmental mercury exposure in Peruvian gold mining communities
   Forgues, AngelaMultigenerational effects of early life health shocks
   Mitchell, ColterStarting off on the wrong (or right) foot: How poverty, genes, and methylation influence cognition in two studies
   Smith, JenniferGene-based association and gene-by-education interaction on episodic memory in the Health and Retirement Study
   Zhao, WeiSocial and psychological factors modify the effect of genetic variants on body mass index: a gene-environment interaction study in a longitudinal setting
   Gaydosh, LaurenPubertal timing in Add Health
4:30pm - 5:00pmBreak
5:00pm – 6:00pmLecture Invited Speaker
   Duster, TroyExcavating the deep and subtle 'Science Bias' in gene-environment studies: Weighing EWAS in comparison to GWAS
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
9:00am - 10:30amDiscussion Panel #1: Methodological considerations
   Rehkopf, DavidUsing risk scores to understand DNA methylation as a mechanism for environmental impacts on disease
   Guo, GuangMethods for gene-environment interaction using GWAS data
   Ware, ErinEstablishing best practices: generating polygenic scores in a population-representative cohort
10:30am - 10:45amBreak
10:45am - 1:00pmPoster Session #2
Poster judge: Michael L. Spittel, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH
   Tropf, FelixDoes education mediate the genetic effect on fertility (timing)?
   Lee, JamesGenome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
   Liu, HexuanSocial and genomic structure of socioecomic achievement over the lifecourse
   Mills, MelindaGenome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior
   Harrati, AmalA consideration of gender and genetic influence
   Schmitz, LaurenExplaining gender-cohort differences in genetic influences on smoking behavior
1:00pm - 2:00pmLunch
2:00pm - 4:15pmPoster Session #3
Poster judge: Michael L. Spittel, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH
   Domingue, BenFriends, genes, and schools: Evidence from Add Health
   Barr, PeterSocial relationships moderate the importance of genetic influences on problem alcohol use in young adulthood
   Zill, NicholasThe paradox of adoption
   Okbay, AysuGenetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses
   King, ChristianGenetic variation in the impact of paternal incarceration and child behavioral development
   van de Weijer, SteveGenetic and environmental influences on criminal careers
   Dawes, ChristopherIs the relationship between educational attainment and political participation confounded by genetic factors?
4:15pm – 4:30pmBreak
4:30pm - 6:00pmDiscussion Panel #2 and Conclusion
   Belsky, DanielIntegrative analysis of genome-wide associations between DNA methylation and RNA expression in human blood: a caution for interpretations of epigenome-wide association studies
   Galama, TitusGene-by-SES interplay in health behavior: theory and empirics
   Tuljapurkar, ShripadSearching for E in GxE: Models, Hypotheses, and Experiments