Approaching Native American Communities on Their Own Terms in Microbiome Research captions transcript

Approaching Native American Communities on Their Own Terms in Microbiome Research

Presentation on how Native American communities have been approached for genetic and microbiome research and how these approaches need to be updated as a result of previous experiences and past injustices that make future research difficult. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Anderson, Matthew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genodynamics: Novel Biophysical Metrics for Assessing Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Ancestral Genomics Research captions transcript

Genodynamics: Novel Biophysical Metrics for Assessing Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Ancestral Genomics Research

This presentation highlights the work of the Whole Genome Science Foundation, Inc. which looks at single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) through the lens of biophysics and provides a unique perspective on ancestral genomics. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Dunston, Georgia M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
TRPV6: An Actionable Susceptibility Locus in Cancer Disparities? An Examination of Recent Evidence captions transcript

TRPV6: An Actionable Susceptibility Locus in Cancer Disparities? An Examination of Recent Evidence

Presentation on population-biased cancer disparities related to the TRPV6 gene. The presenter discusses the TRPV6 gene from evolutionary biology and structural biology standpoints, the role it plays in cancer, through a evolutionary-ecological model, and provides a synthesis of relevant research. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Francis-Lyon, Patricia A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Six Overlooked Hurdles to Achieving Diversity in Genomic Research captions transcript

Six Overlooked Hurdles to Achieving Diversity in Genomic Research

This presentation is a broad overview on the challenges to achieving diversity in genomic research. It is also an introduction for the research of the other presenters at the conference. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Hilliard, Constance
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leveraging Genetic Ancestry to Study Health Disparities captions transcript

Leveraging Genetic Ancestry to Study Health Disparities

This presentation delves into genetic ancestry and health disparities, and it highlights the difference between genetic ancestry, local genetic ancestry, and socio-cultural factors in health disparities. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Kittles, Rick
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Welcome and Introduction to the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research by Mark McLellan] captions transcript

[Welcome and Introduction to the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research by Mark McLellan]

Presentation from Mark McLellan, the Vice-President for Research and Innovation at UNT, to welcome attendees, introduce the University, and advocate for the importance of the diversifying genomics research. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: McLellan, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Introduction and Motivation for the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research by Jennifer Wallach] captions transcript

[Introduction and Motivation for the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research by Jennifer Wallach]

Presentation from Jennifer Jensen Wallach, the chair of the Department of History at UNT, to introduce and highlight the conference's origination by Dr. Constance Hilliard and Dr. Denise Perry Simmons.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Wallach, Jennifer Jensen, 1974-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education, Training Opportunities for the Pipeline High School Through Postdoctorate captions transcript

Education, Training Opportunities for the Pipeline High School Through Postdoctorate

Presentation on the National Science Foundation and its career and professional development resources for high school students through individuals starting their careers. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Barrett, Kim
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Accounts for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health captions transcript

What Accounts for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

Presentation focusing on racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care that includes historical and modern perspectives, socioecological factors, and challenges to overcoming these disparities. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Bigby, JudyAnn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genomics: Shaping the Future of Health Equity in Medicine captions transcript

Genomics: Shaping the Future of Health Equity in Medicine

This presentation focuses the impact of genomic research on health equity, in particular mental health treatments in communities of African ancestry. The presenter also highlights the other speakers from the conference. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Carey, Chandra Donnell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Why Discoveries in the African Genome Have the Potential to Benefit All Humankind captions transcript

Why Discoveries in the African Genome Have the Potential to Benefit All Humankind

Presentation on the importance of African genomic diversity, the Human Health and Heredity in Africa (H3Africa) program, and an example from research into childhood HIV genetics in Botswana and Uganda. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Hanchard, Neil
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genomics of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Mexican Americans captions transcript

Genomics of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Mexican Americans

Presentation on the importance of studying underrepresented ethnicities in genomics, in particular those Hispanic/Latino ancestry. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Hidalgo, Bertha
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Tiny Zebrafish and Their Surprisingly Human-Like Genome Can Benefit Medical Research captions transcript

How Tiny Zebrafish and Their Surprisingly Human-Like Genome Can Benefit Medical Research

Presentation highlighting the use of zebrafish to identify genes relating to predisposition to thromboembolism and cardiovascular disease in people with African ancestry. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Jagadeeswaran, Pudur
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nested Subsets of African Diversity as an Alternative to Race for Understanding Global Human Diversity captions transcript

Nested Subsets of African Diversity as an Alternative to Race for Understanding Global Human Diversity

Presentation exploring nucleotide diversity as nested subsets from larger continents/regions. The African continent has very high genetic diversity, but globally, many common alleles are widely shared because they are typically older than human migration out of Africa. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Long, Jeffrey C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Imprecision of Precision Medicine: Biomedical Research Must Be More Than Average captions transcript

The Imprecision of Precision Medicine: Biomedical Research Must Be More Than Average

This presentation delves into the lack of precision in precision medicine when it comes to anyone who is not the average research subject, with the average is usually males of European ancestry. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Oh, Sam S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research to Precision Medicine: Examining Current Perceptions and Use of Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry Among Clinical Genetics Professionals captions transcript

Research to Precision Medicine: Examining Current Perceptions and Use of Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry Among Clinical Genetics Professionals

Presentation on the difficulty of achieving diversity in genomic research, a review of recent research, and recommendations for moving forward. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Popejoy, Alice B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Consents to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: An Overview of National Center for Biotechnology Information's Network of Human Genetic Resources and Data Access captions transcript

From Consents to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: An Overview of National Center for Biotechnology Information's Network of Human Genetic Resources and Data Access

This presentation highlights public resources available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), including PubMed, Clinical Variation (ClinVar), Genotype & Phenotype (dbGaP), Human Genetic Variation (dbSNP/dbVar), Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), GenBank, RefSeq, and Sequence Read Archive (SRA). It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Pruitt, Kim D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structural and Functional Studies of TRPV6 Channels captions transcript

Structural and Functional Studies of TRPV6 Channels

Presentation on TRPV6, which is an entry channel for calcium ions in epithelial cells, and its associated risk for cancer when overexpressed. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Sobolevsky, Alexander
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Examining the Role of Nanomaterials and Optical Sensors for Genomics Research] captions transcript

[Examining the Role of Nanomaterials and Optical Sensors for Genomics Research]

This presentation introduces the possibility of using nanomaterials and optically active sensors in genomics research. The presenter shares the history and applications of nanomaterials, introduces their research into optical-luminescent sensors and optically active plasmonic nanoparticles, and explores how they might be used in genomics. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Marpu, Sreekar
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adjustment for Local Ancestry in Genetic Association Analysis of Admixed Populations captions transcript

Adjustment for Local Ancestry in Genetic Association Analysis of Admixed Populations

Presentation on the consideration of local ancestry of admixed populations, or populations comprised of genetically distinct ancestral populations which can alter their gene flow in unique ways. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Wang, Xuexia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Population Heterogeneity and Human Nutrition: Where Do We Go From Here? captions transcript

Population Heterogeneity and Human Nutrition: Where Do We Go From Here?

This presentation is from the keynote speaker for the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research. It focuses on nutrition, how it interacts with genomics, the current state of nutrition research, and the high expectations of our food systems and precision nutrition.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Stover, Patrick J.
System: The UNT Digital Library