News - Human Population Genomics Lab

2017

The Mexican Biobank Project seeks Postdoctoral researchers [PDF]
Human Population Genomics Lab

You are invited to apply to work on the Mexican Biobank Project, which aims to build one of the largest genetics biobanks in Latin America and to build capacity in big data science in medical genomics in admixed populations. The project is funded through CONACYT and the Research Councils UK (RCUK) and integrates teams in Mexico (LANGEBIO), the UK (Oxford) and the US (Stanford). The project will generate genetic data on 10,000 Mexican individuals with linked demographics and medical data, and measure antibody titers on a panel of approximately 20 pathogens that are naturally circulating in the Mexican population. This resource will provide research opportunities in population genetics and genetics of complex traits in an admixed population, and the opportunity to study the genetic determinants of seroreactivity to many common pathogens in Mexico. Click on the title for more information.

New Ancestry Service available at LANGEBIO Genomics Core Facility!
LANGEBIO

It's our pleasure to announce the new Ancestry Service available at LANGEBIO's Genomic Services. We have at our disposition a genotyping platform of more than 1.7 million markers (SNPs) and a curated reference panel that allows us to estimate the contributions of different human populations in an individual's genome. Additionally, we can also report haplogroups derived from the mitochondrial and Y chromosome genomes. The service is now open to everyone, click on the title for more information!

Andrés Moreno as a Tinker Professor at Stanford in Spring 2017
Stanford Center for Latin American Studies

Andrés Moreno will be imparting a course titled The Genetic Footprint of Latin America and its Impact in a Multicultural Society. Find more information here.