Polygenic Prediction and its Application in Social Science Conference
Center for Economic and Social Research
University of Southern California
April 13 and 14, 2017 (Vineyard Room)
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9:00-9:20 AM
9:20-9:40 AM
9:40-10:00 AM
(Organizers)
Titus Galama, CESR, USC
Dan Benjamin, CESR, USC
David Cesarini, New York University
Aysu Okbay, Free University Amsterdam
All
10:15-10:35 AM
10:35-10:55 AM
10:55-11:15 AM
GWAS of Educational Attainment and Polygenic Prediction
Heritability and Genetic Correlation of Educational Attainment Across Cohorts
Discussion
Robbee Wedow, University of Colorado Boulder
Meghan Zacher, Harvard University
All
11:30-11:50 AM
11:50-12:10 PM
12:10-12:30 PM
Of Genes and Screens: Educational Reform, Ability, and Labor Market Screening
Gene-Environment Interaction and Health
Discussion
Sven Oskarsson, Uppsala University
Patrick Turley, Broad Institute
All
Lunch (12:30-1:30 PM)
SESSION 4: NEW GWAS AND POLYGENIC SCORES II
1:30-1:50 PM
1:50-2:10 PM
2:10-2:30 PM
Melinda Mills, Oxford University
Raymond Walters, Broad Institute
All
Break (2:30-2:45 PM)
SESSION 5: POLYGENIC SCORES AND BEHAVIOR I
2:45-3:05 PM
3:05-3:25 PM
3:25-3:45 PM
Sociogenomic Analysis of Social Attainment and Social Mobility
Genes, Education, and Voter Turnout
Discussion
Dan Belsky, Duke University
Ben Domingue, Stanford University
Chris Dawes, New York University
All
4:00-4:20 PM
4:20-4:40 PM
4:40-5:00 PM
Genetic Variants Linked to Education Predict Longevity
Genetic Evidence for Natural Selection in Humans in the Contemporary United States
Discussion
Riccardo Marioni, University of Edinburgh
Jonathan Beauchamp, University of Toronto
All
8:30-8:50 AM
8:50-9:10 AM
9:10-9:30 AM
Causal Link Between Education and Coronary Artery Disease
New Methods in Mendelian Randomization
Discussion
Taavi Tillmann, University College London
George Davey Smith, University of Bristol
All
9:45-10:05 AM
10:05-10:25 AM
10:25-10:45 AM
10:45-11:15 AM
Gene-by-SES Interplay in Health Behavior: Theory and Empirics
Genetic Ability, Wealth, and Financial Decision-Making
Discussion
Laura Bierut, Washington University, St. Louis
Kevin Thom, New York University
Nick Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University
Lauren Schmitz, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
All
Lunch (11:15-12:30 PM)
General Discussion (12:30-1:30 PM)