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The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including h…

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    MPG Primer: Natural selection and human genetic variation (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2016 54:09


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Sequencing and Variant Discovery Pipelines (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2016 57:11


    MPG Primer: Sequencing and Variant Discovery Pipelines Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard October 13, 2016 (Live Stream) Geraldine Van der Auwera PhD Manager of Outreach and Communications Data Sciences and Data Engineering Broad Institute The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/) Today's MPG Primer was a test of our live streaming capabilities. By subscribing to the Broad YouTube Channel, you can receive updates when the Broad posts new Primers and video features. Copyright Broad Institute, 2016. All rights reserved.

    MPG Primer: Genome-wide association study design and interpretation (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 55:40


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. Insights from the study of the genetic basis of Mendelian disease: A review of the history of Mendelian genetics and foundational discoveries in the study of neurologic disease.

    MPG Primer: Genetics in Mendelian Human Disease (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 46:47


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. Insights from the study of the genetic basis of Mendelian disease: A review of the history of Mendelian genetics and foundational discoveries in the study of neurologic disease. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: The importance of phenotype definition (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2016 52:04


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/) Copyright Broad Institute, 2016. All rights reserved.

    MPG Primer: Challenges in Cancer Genomics (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2016 44:13


    Gad Getz, Ph.D. Broad Institute Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more.Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/) Copyright Broad Institute, 2016. All rights reserved.

    MPG Primer: Structural Variation (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2016 51:35


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Pharmacogenomics (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2016 54:23


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Annotating Gene Sequence Variation (2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015 56:28


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/) Copyright Broad Institute, 2015. All rights reserved.

    MPG Primer: Analyzing Cancer Genetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 56:01


    MPG Primer: The Microbiome

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2015 54:30


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Population Genetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2015 50:48


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Regulatory Genomics and Epigenomics of Complex Traits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2014 54:02


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Genome-wide association studies: past and present

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 53:59


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field.

    MPG Primer: Sequencing and rare variant analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2014 54:27


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Mendelian traits focusing on methods, modifiers and implications for complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2014 54:45


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Genome-wide association studies: past and present

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2014 54:23


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Human Genetic Variation (2014)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014 64:01


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primer: Introduction to complex trait genetics (2014)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2014 51:50


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. For more information, please visit: -Program in Medical Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/) -Primer videos (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/1339/)

    MPG Primers Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2013 4:16


    Cardiologist Christopher Newton-Cheh offers an introduction to the Primer in Medical and Population Genetics series. As Newton-Cheh explains, these hour-long talks cover basic topics relevant to medical and population genetics by speakers drawn from across the Broad as well as the larger scientific community. The target audience includes technicians, grad students, postdocs and established investigators just entering the field of complex trait genetics with the goal of bringing all up to speed on basic principles of human genetic variation, genotyping and sequencing methods, statistics, and analysis. -Program in Medical and Population Genetics (http://www.broadinstitute.org/node/224/)

    Analytic Issues Associated with Rare Variant Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2012 56:47


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Genome wide association studies: QC, analysis and interpretation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2012 54:44


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Mouse Genetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2012 53:58


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Phenotype Definition (with tales from psychiatry)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2012 44:38


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Data processing and analysis of genetic variation using next-generation sequencing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 53:55


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Genetic variation, LD, HapMap and beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2012 79:30


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Statistical common sense and common pitfalls

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2012 49:22


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

    Introduction to complex trait genetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2012 49:14


    The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of informal weekly discussions of basic genetics topics that relate to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Broad Institute community give in-depth introductions to the basic principles of complex trait genetics, including human genetic variation, genotyping, DNA sequencing methods, statistics, data analysis, and more. Videos of these sessions are made freely available for viewing here and are geared toward a wide audience that includes research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators just entering the field. If you'd like more information about the primers, or have suggestions for future topics, contact the seminar series organizer Chris Newton-Cheh via mpg_primer@broadinstitute.org.

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