Penn Genome Frontiers Institute - Public Genomics Lecture Series

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The Penn Genome Frontiers Institute (PGFI) public lectures are held in the spring and fall of each year and are free and open to the public. For the next event, check the PGFI website (http://www.genomics.upenn.edu/events/pgfi-community-lectures). Recordings of events are made available about a mon…

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    • Apr 18, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    What Genomics Can Tell Us about Everyday Behaviors and Why These Behaviors Can Change (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 67:28


    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.

    What Genomics Can Tell Us about Everyday Behaviors and Why These Behaviors Can Change (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 42:57


    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.

    Evolving Genomes: Human Origins and Our Microbial Passengers (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2010 72:09


    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.

    Evolving Genomes: Human Origins and Our Microbial Passengers (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2010 42:36


    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.

    Genomics and Health: Cradle to Grave (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2010 73:39


    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.

    Genomics and Health: Cradle to Grave (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2010 48:10


    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.

    Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine (Part 1a)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2009 2:47


    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.

    Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine (Part 1b)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2009 3:58


    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.

    Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine (Part 1c)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2009 19:23


    Introduction to genomics, gene therapy and childhood diseases

    Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine (Part 1d)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2009 21:38


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

    Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine (Part 1e)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2009 17:38


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

    Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2009 48:01


    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.

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