Conference speakers
The conference takes place over two days and hosts a panel of great speakers.
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Alicia Sanchez-Mazas (Geneva)
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Ron Pinhasi (Dublin)
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Jean-Denis Vigne (Paris)
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Russell Gray (Auckland)
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Marie-France Deguilloux (Bordeaux)
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David Comas (Barcelona)
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Agnar Helgason (Reykjavík)
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Guido Barbujani (Ferrara)
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Mathias Currat (Geneva)
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Emmanouil Dermitzakis (Geneva)
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Frans Claas (Leiden)
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Jean-Marie Tiercy (Geneva)
Discussants & Special Guests
The following discussants will moderate the differents sessions and participate in the disussions.
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Roland Pochet (Brussels)
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Laurent Sagart (Paris)
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Estella Poloni (Geneva)
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Gottfried Fischer (Vienna)
Preliminary Programme
Here's the two days' preliminary programme of all the sessions and talks. The conference will take place at Université de Genève Sciences II.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 08h00 | Registration |
| 09h00 | Welcome address |
| Prof. Alicia Sanchez-Mazas
University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland |
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| 09h15 | COST BMBS Domain President address |
| Prof. Roland Pochet
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium |
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| Session 1 | The peopling history of Europe: non-genetic background |
| Chair: Prof. Laurent Sagart
Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l’Asie Orientale, EHESS/CNRS/INALCO, Paris, France |
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| 09h30 | Bioarchaeological assessments of the spread of farming into Europe |
| Prof. Ron Pinhasi
Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Dublin, Ireland |
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| 10h25 | Early domestic animals in the Near East and Europe: what relationship with the peopling history? |
| Prof. Jean-Denis Vigne
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France |
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| 11h15 | Coffee break |
| 11h35 | Mapping the origins and expansions of the Indo-Europeans |
| Prof. Russell Gray
School of Psychology, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
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| 12h30 | Lunch |
| Session 2 | Genetic diversity of Europeans: past and present |
| Chair: Dr. Estella S. Poloni
University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland |
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| 14h00 | Ancient DNA: a window to the past of Europe |
| Dr. Marie-France Deguilloux
Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Populations du Passé de Bordeaux I (CNRS UMR PACEA), France |
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| 14h55 | Origins, admixture and population structure in European Romani: insights from the genome |
| Prof. David Comas
Dept. of Experimental and Health Science, Uniersitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain |
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| 15h45 | Coffee break |
| 16h05 | Dissecting the genetic history of a human population: A decade of research about Icelanders |
| Prof. Agnar Helgason
DeCode Genetics, Reykjavík, Island |
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| 17h00 | General Discussion (round table) & Perspectives |
| All speakers, session chairs and special guests |
Wednesday 16 January 2013
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Session 3 | Genetic history of Europe: current hypotheses |
| Chair: Prof. David Comas
Dept. of Experimental and Health Science, Uniersitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain |
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| 09h00 | Genetic evidence for prehistoric demographic changes in Europe |
| Prof. Guido Barbujani
Università di Ferrara - Dipartimento di Biologia ed Evoluzione, Ferrara, Italy |
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| 09h55 | Investigating European genetic history through computer simulations |
| Dr. Mathias Currat
University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland |
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| 10h45 | Coffee break |
| 11h05 | HLA in Europe: immunogenetic diversity of Europeans from an evolutionary point of view |
| Prof. Alicia Sanchez-Mazas
University of Geneva, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Anthropology Unit, Switzerland |
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| 12h00 | Lunch |
| Session 4 | European genetic diversity in relation to public health |
| Chair: Dr. Gottfried Fischer
Dept of Blood Group Serology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria |
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| 13h30 | European genetics in relation to tissue transplantation |
| Prof. Frans Claas
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, Netherlands |
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| 14h25 | Genetics of European populations in allogenic stem cell transplantation |
| Dr. Jean-Marie Tiercy
CMU/ Dpt DEMED Lab. Immunologie Transplant. Geneva, Switzerland |
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| 15h15 | Coffee break |
| 15h35 | Individualized and population genomics |
| Prof. Emmanouil Dermitzakis
Dept of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland |
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| 16h25 | General Discussion (round table) & Perspectives |
| All speakers, session chairs and special guests | |
| 18h30 | Closure |
Accomodation
We have made the following pre-reservations at special prices for your accomodation in Geneva (14-17 January 2013):
Starling Résidence Genève
4, route des Acacias
CH-1227 Genève
www.shresidence.ch
| Qty | Category | Price/night |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Studios "Classique" | CHF 135 |
| 15 | Studios "Supérieur" | CHF 150 |
| 5 | Grands Studios | CHF 175 |
If you wish to make a booking, please contact Mr Quentin Vernay and use the offer code GENETIC.
Offer valid until 30 November 2012
Ramada Encore Genève
10 Route des Jeunes
CH-1227 Genève
www.ramada-encore-geneve.ch
| Category | Price/night |
|---|---|
| Chambres "standard" w/breakfast | CHF 169 |
If you wish to make a booking, please book your room online and use the offer code GENETIC.
Offer valid until 30 November 2012
Registration
Oops, registration is now closed. If you have forgotten to register or you've just discovered about this event, please contact us to sort out the registration process.
Please note that although the conference is free of charge we'll ask you for a small contribution at registration on the first day (Regular € 50.- / Student € 15.- / Free for members of the University of Geneva). Make sure to bring your confirmation with you.
