Please find information below on an upcoming webinar, sponsored by the Mental Health Statistics Section.
Title: Challenges in Biobank-scale Brain Imaging Genetics
Presenter: Dr. Hongtu Zhu, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 17, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sponsor: Mental Health Statistics Section
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, November 16, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time
Description: Recently the UK Biobank study has conducted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of over 40,000 participants. In addition, publicly available imaging genetic datasets also emerge from several other independent studies. We collected massive individual-level MRI data from different data resources, harmonized image processing procedures, and conducted the largest genetic studies so far for various neuroimaging traits from different structural and functional modalities. In this talk, we showcase novel clinical findings from our analyses, such as the shared genetic influences among brain structures, functions, and the genetic overlaps with a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes. We also discuss challenges we have faced when analyzing these biobank-scale datasets and highlight opportunities for future research. This presentation is based on a series of works with members in the BIG-S2 lab of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Our results can be easily browsed through the Brain Imaging Genetics Knowledge Portal (BIGKP) (https://bigkp.org/）
Registration: Free
Each registration is allowed one connection to the webinar. Multiple persons are encouraged to view each registered connection (for example, by projecting the webinar in a conference room).
Registration Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrf-2uqjorGdwBqYCcgdmYllGBqytvaSuV
Access Information: Registered persons will be sent an email with the information to join the webinar.
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Adam Ciarleglio
Assistant Professor
George Washington University
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