Jennifer Ladd
Perspectives on Gene-Environment Interplay in Psychiatry
Sir Michael Rutter began the symposium with a broad overview of gene-environment interplay.He described the goals of studying such interactions and pointed to the inherent challenges. He conclud…
Received 13 December 2008 02:03 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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History and Philosophy of Gene Environment Interaction
Dr. Kenneth Schaffner gave a brief introduction to the symposium topics. He began with a history of the thinking on gene-environment interactions and described the ensuing controversies. He cited…
Received 13 December 2008 01:54 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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The Costs and Benefits of Lousy Measures of the Environment
Dr. Eric Turkheimer focused on the nonshared environment project and pointed to the nonshared environment and its components as the central problem of human scientific psychology. He described th…
Received 13 December 2008 01:42 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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The Undertheorized Environment: Sociological Insights for Behavioral Genetics
Dr. Andrew Perrin discussed the ontological claims and social theory which run beneath ideas of genetic causation of behavioral traits. He outlined five criteria for evaluating and conceptualizing…
Received 13 December 2008 01:30 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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Gene-Environment Interaction: Definitions and Study Designs
Dr. Ruth Ottman first discussed different models of gene-environment interactions and then delved into designs of studies attempting to elucidate such interactions. She stressed the importance of …
Received 13 December 2008 01:18 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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Identification of Common Genetic Variants Predisposing to Neurobehavioral Disease by way of Genome-Wide SNP Association Studies
Dr. David Craig began by explaining expression and linkage studies. He then focused on genome-wide association studies (GWAS), giving examples from Diabetes Type 2 and Alzheimer’s research. Dr. C…
Received 13 December 2008 01:07 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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The Physical and Social Environment in Kaiser Permanente’s Research Program in Genes, Environment and Health
Dr. Catherine Schaefer described Kaiser Permanente’s Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health, which will be a large resource facilitating further studies analyzing the influence of genes …
Received 13 December 2008 00:54 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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The Policy Requirements of Gene-Environment Research
Dr. Paul Wise began with a brief overview of policy formation, specifically that related to child development. He then delved into the changing taxonomy of disease and its implications for policy. ...
Received 13 December 2008 00:42 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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The Gloomy Prospect Wins: Statistical Significance and Population Stratification in Genome Wide Association Studies
This one-hour lecture by Dr. Eric Turkheimer of the University of Virginia’s Department of Psychology explored the following:The contemporary era has seen a convergence of genomic technology a…
Received 12 December 2008 00:35 UTC; Posted 15 December 2008
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Psychiatric Genetics: Methods, Findings and Ethical Issues
This talk has 4 major sections. First, I review the basic definition of a complex trait, especially as it applies to psychiatric disorders. Second, I outline the 4 basic paradigms of psychiatric ge…
Received 10 December 2008 02:15 UTC; Posted 10 December 2008
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Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics: Learning from History
Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics (BPG) offers great promise for clarifying the causes of both normal behaviors as well as psychiatric disorders, and in the latter case serving as a more rational…
Received 09 December 2008 23:08 UTC; Posted 10 December 2008
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Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics: A Useful Distinction?
Dr. Hallmayer began with a discussion of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ work on genetics, mental disorders and human behavior. He further explored psychiatric genetics and urged against the ov…
Received 09 December 2008 23:00 UTC; Posted 10 December 2008
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Impact of Behavior Genetics on Medicine and Society
Understanding the role of genes in human behavior will impact both medicine and society, but not always in the manner expected. Knowledge about behavioral genes can be used for the good, for exampl…
Received 26 November 2008 18:22 UTC; Posted 03 December 2008
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Phenotypes, Social Constructionism and the Spurious Finding
Dr. Press discussed behavioral genetics through the lens of social constructionism. She also discussed the phenomenon of medicalization, focusing on the example of smoking as a behavior.To wat…
Received 26 November 2008 19:13 UTC; Posted 03 December 2008
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Challenging or Reinforcing Social Prejudice?
Behavior genetics holds out the hope of unbiased study of the biological bases of human behavior. Without more rigorous reflection on behavioral concepts, however, behavior genetics will succeed on…
Received 26 November 2008 19:03 UTC; Posted 03 December 2008
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Behavioral Genetics and Equality
I will explore the implications of findings in behavioral genetics for two conceptions of equality: equality of opportunity and the equal moral worth of persons. New findings in behavioral genetics…
Received 26 November 2008 18:45 UTC; Posted 03 December 2008
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Recent Use of Behavioral Genetics in Criminal Cases
Human behavioral genetics research has been introduced in the U.S. criminal justice system, and its use will likely become more prevalent in the near future. This presentation will discusses the re…
Received 26 November 2008 18:32 UTC; Posted 03 December 2008
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