Name: Masterclass: Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences
Start: 2018-04-26T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2018-04-26T16:45:00+01:00
Location: RIBA

Masterclass: Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences

Understanding Societyis an innovative world-leading study about 21st century UK life and how it is changing. It captures important information about people’s social and economic circumstances, attitudes, behaviours and health. The study islongitudinalin its design

Understanding Society

Understanding Society is delighted to welcome Professor Daniel Benjamin, Director of the Behavioural and Health Genomics Center, University of Southern California, and Co-Director of the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium to lead this Masterclass on integrating genetics and the social sciences. 
The Masterclass will introduce participants to the interdisciplinary field of social-science genomics. Discussion will focus on how genetic data can be usefully incorporated into social-science research, what challenges arise in social-science research, and how those challenges can be addressed.
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">Programme</H3>
 09.30-10.00                 Registration and refreshments
 10.00-10.15                 Welcome and introduction to the workshop
                                  Professor Michaela Benzeval, Director of Understanding Society, University of Essex
 10.15-11.00                 Introduction to genetics and how these data have been used in social science
                                   Professor Daniel Benjamin 
 11.00-11.15                 Refreshments
 11.15-12.00                 Social-science genomics research: examples and lessons learned 
                                  Professor Daniel Benjamin
 12.00-12.30                Overview of genomic data available in Understanding Society
                                 Professor Meena Kumari, Professor of Biomedical and Social Sciences,Understanding   Society, University of Essex
12.30-13:30                 Lunch
13.30-15.00                 Group activity
How would you use Genetic Data in your research?
 15.00-15.15                 Refreshments
 15.15-16.30                 Group activity
Present and discuss proposals
 16.30-16.45                 Conclusion / End

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