Penn Genome Frontiers Institute - Public Genomics Lecture Series

Three talks featuring University of Pennsylvania experts (Drs. Wade Berrettini, John Hogenesch, and Amita Sehgal) on genomics and different aspects of behavior, including biological rhythms, sleep, addiction, eating, stress and depression. Moderated by Science Columnist from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Faye Flam.

Panel of University of Pennsylvania professors (Drs. Wade Berrettini, John Hogenesch, Amita Sehgal, Kendra Bence and Irwin Lucki) take on audience questions about genomics and different aspects of behavior, including biological rhythms, sleep, addiction, eating, stress and depression. Moderated by Science Columnist from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Faye Flam. This is part two of an evening that started with three talks by Drs. Berrettini, Hogenesch and Sehgal.

Professors at University of Pennsylvania (Drs. Junhyong Kim, Sarah Tishkoff, Frederic Bushman) address human and microbial diversity and how variation in genetic material reflects our history and shapes our health. Moderated by Dr. Ivan Oransky, Executive Editor at Reuters Health.

Professors at University of Pennsylvania (Drs. Junhyong Kim, Sarah Tishkoff, Frederic Bushman, Susan Ross, Theodore Schurr) address audience questions on human and microbial diversity and how variation in genetic material reflects our history and shapes our health. This is the second part of an evening that began with talks given by Dr. Kim, Tishkoff and Bushman (see Part 1). The panel discussion is moderated by Dr. Ivan Oransky, Executive Editor at Reuters Health.

Three talks by University of Pennsylvania faculty, Drs. Nancy Bonini, Maja Bucan, and Nancy Spinner, about how genomics informs our understanding of age-dependent diseases, including Alagille syndrome, autism, and neurodegenerative diseases. This program was held at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and was moderated by Kerry Grens, senior health and science reporter at WHYY radio station.

Panel of University of Pennsylvania faculty (Drs. Nancy Bonini, Maja Bucan, Nancy Spinner, Wade Berrettini, Robert Schultz) answer audience questions about how genomics informs our understanding of age-dependent diseases, including Alagille syndrome, autism, and neurodegenerative diseases. This program was held at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and was moderated by Kerry Grens, senior health and science reporter at WHYY radio station. This is the second part of the event. The first part comprised three talks by Drs. Bonini, Bucan, and Spinner.

Welcoming remarks for a program on gene therapy and the advancement of other genomic technologies that have enabled novel approaches toward managing and curing human disease. This event addresses medical, ethical, and socio-political issues that have arisen as these technologies have become more common in our healthcare system.

Welcoming remarks for a program on gene therapy and the advancement of other genomic technologies that have enabled novel approaches toward managing and curing human disease. This event addresses medical, ethical, and socio-political issues that have arisen as these technologies have become more common in our healthcare system.

Introduction to genomics, gene therapy and childhood diseases

The promise of personalized medicine, where we are now, and challenges still to be addressed.

A bioethicist discusses issues brought up by the advances in genomic medicine.

University of Pennsylvania faculty (Drs. Tom Curran, Garret FitzGerald, Pamela Sankar, M. Celeste Simon, Sarah Tishkoff) answer audience questions about personalized medicine. The first part of the event comprised talks by Drs. Curran, FitzGerald and Sankar. This event was moderated by New York Times science writer, Gina Kolata.