Archived Talks

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biomedical Informatics Lecture Series

“Predisposition Gene Identification in High Risk Utah Pedigrees”

Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD
Professor and Division Chief, Genetic Epidemiology
Department of Biomedical Informatics
School of Medicine, University of Utah

Friday, November 16, 2007
11:00 AM to 12:00 NOON
Scaife Hall, 4th Floor, Lecture Room 5

Abstract: A unique Utah resource linking genealogy data for the Utah pioneers and their descendants to disease phenotype data for the entire state has allowed the identification of several predisposition genes for common cancers. Dr. Albright will review the resource, some unique approaches for finding genes in extended Utah pedigrees, and the potential future expansion of the resource.

For more information: jxc3@pitt.edu or 412.647.7113