Please join us for another exciting talk in the CCASA's 2009-2010 Luncheon program!
Our February speaker is Dr. Kwang-Youn A. Kim, Ph.D., who will be speaking about Variations in the Genome and the interesting statistical questions in their detection. Dr. Kim's research interests involve statistical problems that arise in genetics and genomics research. He is particularly interested in developing statistical methods and computational tools to identify genes involved in Mendelian and complex genetic disorders. His work emphasizes the importance of characterizing gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in successfully identifying disease genes. Dr. Kim's research can be applied to various types of experiments, including genomic studies with high- throughput microarray data. His recent work has contributed in understanding the regulation of gene expression in the mammalian eye.
Dr. Kim earned his BS in Cell Biology and Genetics from the University of British Columbia in 2000, MS in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in 2002, and PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa in 2006. Following his post-doctoral fellowship from 2006 to 2007 at the University of Iowa, he joined the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University as an assistant professor. He is also a biostatistician in the Biostatistics Collaboration Center and collaborates with various faculty members in biomedical research.
Lunch is $30 for CCASA members, $35 for nonmembers. Nonmembers, join the chapter for a year for only $15 and get the discount plus all the other benefits of membership!
As usual, the Lucile Derrick Fund will purchase a limited number of tickets for students who wish to attend. If you are a student and would like to take advantage of this offer, please register online below, and contact Borko Jovanovic, expressing your interest.
Please register for the luncheon by Friday February 19, 2010.