2nd Annual Conference for
Polygenic Prediction and its Application in Social Science
Sponsored by the University of Chicago's Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) network.
Center for Economic and Social Research
University of Southern California
Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2018 (Vineyard Room)
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Click on the blue links below to watch recorded conference talks
Friday, November 30th, 2018
8:45-9:00 AM
Welcome & Introduction
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(Organizers)
Titus Galama, CESR, USC
Dan Benjamin, CESR, USC
David Cesarini, New York University
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9:00-9:15 AM
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9:15-9:30 AM
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9:30-9:45 AM
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9:45-10:00 AM
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Polygenic Scores in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Polygenic Scores in Add Health
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Polygenic Scores in the Health and Retirement Study
Discussion
Jeremy Freese, Stanford University
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Kathie Harris, Univeristy of North Carolina-Chapel HIll
Jessica Faul, Univerity of Michigan
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Break (10:00-10:15 AM)
SESSION 2: NEW GWAS AND POLYGENIC SCORES
10:15-10:35 AM
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10:35-10:55 AM
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10:55-11:15 AM
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New GWAS of Smoking and Alcohol
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New GWAS of Various Phenotypes and a Repository for Polygenic Scores
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Discussion
Robbee Wedow, Broad Institute
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Aysu Okbay, Vrije Universiteit
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All
11:30-11:50 AM
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11:50-12:10 PM
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12:10-12:30 PM
Alex Young, Oxford University
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Loic Yengo, University of Queensland ​
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All
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1:30-1:50 PM
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1:50-2:10 PM
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2:10-2:30 PM
Genomic Structural Equation Modeling ​
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Transferability of Polygenic Prediction Across Ancestry Groups
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Discussion
Eliott Tucker-Drob, University Texas-Austin ​
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Alicia Martin, Harvard-MIT Broad Institute
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All
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Break (2:30-2:45 PM)
SESSION 5: RESPONSIBLE COMMUNICATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE GENOMICS
2:45-2:50 PM
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2:50-3:10 PM
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3:10-3:30 PM
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3:30–3:50 PM
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3:50–4:05PM
Introductory Remarks ​
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The Challenge of Giving Genes Their Due—But Not More
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Adversarial Collaboration in the Context of an Ugly History and an Uncertain Future ​
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Reframing the Conversation Around Polygenic Scores and Racial Differences
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Discussion
Michelle Meyer, Geisinger Health Systems
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Erik Parens, The Hastings Center
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Daphne Martschenko, Cambridge University ​
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Aaron Panofsky, UCLA
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All
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Break (4:05-4:20 PM)
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SESSION 6: PANEL DISCUSSION
Saturday, December 1st, 2018
9:00-9:20 AM
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9:20-9:40 AM
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9:40-10:00 AM
Schools as Moderators of Genetic Associations
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The vPGS: A Better way to model GxE?
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Discussion
Ben Domingue, Stanford University ​
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Dalton Conley, Princeton
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All
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Break (10:00-10:15 AM)
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SESSION 8: PLENARY TALK
10:15-11:15 AM​
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Peter Visscher, University of Queensland ​​
Break (11:15–11:30AM)
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SESSION 9: OPEN DISUCSSION