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Contents 1 Human Genetics Interest Group 1.1 Next Meeting 1.1.1 15th October 2009 1.2 Introduction 1.2.1 When 1.2.2 Where 1.2.3 Who 1.2.4 Organizers 1.3 Calendar of events 1.3.1 Outside speakers 1.4 Community profile 1.5 Suggestions and discussion 1.6 Items of general interest 1.7 Wiki user guide 2 Genetics of Complex Diseases, HGEN 6421 (MDCRC 6420) 2.1 Seminar topics

Human Genetics Interest Group

How to create an account and update your profile: Media:Wiki_Directions.pdf‎

Next Meeting

15th October 2009

Robert Weiss, PhD

The role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor variants in nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease

Summary

References:

• Media: .pdf

Introduction

Welcome to the Human Genetics Interest Group (HGIG) wiki. HGIG members are invited to contribute information by editing the information provided below.

When

The third Thursday of each month at 1pm.

Where

Sixth-floor conference room in EIHG (6400).

Who

Interested faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs are welcome to attend and participate in these meetings.

Organizers

Lynn Jorde

Alice Schmid

Calendar of events

The link above will direct you to the list of speakers and presentation topics. Each speaker should add the title of their presentation, a short description, and links to any associated readings that would be of interest to the group. It would be appreciated if the speaker would also update their own profile page in the "Community profile" section below.

Outside speakers

There is funding for at least a couple of outside speakers, and a few names were mentioned at the first meeting. Click the heading above to view and add to this list.

Community profile

This is a link to a list of participants and their research interests. Click the heading above to update your profile and contact information.

Suggestions and discussion

Please add comments to this page.

Items of general interest

John Roth's advice on how to give a talk

• Media:Giving_a_TalkII.pdf

Wiki user guide

For a comprehensive guide to wiki editing, consult how to edit a page by wikimedia.

Helpful tip: If you have not edited a wiki before, the best way to learn is to look at what people have done  
before and copy the style. Click on the 'edit' button for that section and copy the text, substituting your 
information. By doing this, the style of the page is maintained and you get to learn the easy way how to format 
text.

Genetics of Complex Diseases, HGEN 6421 (MDCRC 6420)

This course addresses issues relevant to the identification of genes that underlie susceptibility to complex diseases.

Seminar topics

The link above will direct you to the HGEN 6421 seminar schedule.