Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Genotype by Environment Interactions
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:25 pm
"Integration of Quantitative Genetic and Epidemiological Theory and Models of Infectious Diseases"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
"Genetics of Climate Adaptation and Genotype by Environment Interaction in Plants"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Genetic Architecture of Complex traits
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
"Bayesian Inference of Complex Trait Genetic Architecture"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
"Leveraging Genetics to Link Genes to Complex Traits"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
"Indirect Assortative Mating for Human Disease and Longevity"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Selection and Evolution of Quantitative Traits
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:35 pm
"Temperate Adaptation in Maize"
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:10 pm
"Signatures of Negative Selection in the Genetic Architecture of Human Complex Traits"
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
Discussion
7:25 pm - 7:45 pm
"The Diverse Origins of Advantageous Alleles"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
"Insights into Genetic Mosaicism Through the Lens of Statistical Phasing"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
"A Quick and Simple New Statistical Approach to Fine Mapping Associations"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
"Combining Genomic and Pedigree Data for Prediction and Association Analyses in Complex Populations"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Big Data and Machine Learning
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm
"Leveraging Machine Learning for Population Genetic Inference"
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
"Large Scale Genetic Application to Study Human Aging"
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Use of Functional Annotation
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
"Functional Variation in the Human Genome: Lessons from the Transcriptome"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
"Genome-Wide Functional Annotation of Regulatory Elements in Livestock Species"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
"Investigting Regulatory Regions in Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Selected Poster Presentations
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:20 pm - 6:35 pm
"Polygenic Fine-Mapping and Localization of Heritability with Functional Priors"
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 6:55 pm
"Structural Variation Analysis in the Wisconsin Diversity Panel Using Short Read Sequence Data and Multiple De Novo Genome Assemblies"
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
"Simultaneous Genomic Analysis of over 10,000 Traits to Identify Drug Targets and Elucidate Human Biology"
7:15 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:35 pm
"A Multi-Kernel GBLUP Approach for Integrating Hyperspectral Reflectance Data into Genomic Selection in Wheat"
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
"High Throughput Sequencing of Metagenomes for Large-Scale Prediction of Quantitative Traits"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Gene Expression and Phenomics
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
"Analysing Gene Expression, Agnostically, at the Level of Single Cells and Nuclei"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
"Connecting Genotype to (High-Throughput, Deep-Learning) Phenotype in Wheat"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
"eQTL Meta-Analysis in 31,684 Human Blood Samples Associates Genes and Pathways with Polygenic Risk"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Application to Medicine and Agriculture
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm
"On the Predictability of Genomic Estimated Breeding Values in Plant Breeding"
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure