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Stein Institute Presents: Consumer Genomics: What Do People Do With Their Genomes? |
| Event Status: | Updated |
| Modified Date: | 2/7/2012 |
| Start Date: | 2/15/2012 |
| End Date: | 2/15/2012 |
| Event Time: | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Title: | Stein Institute Presents: Consumer Genomics: What Do People Do With Their Genomes? |
| Location: | Basic Science Bldg. |
| Room Name: | Liebow Auditorium |
| Event Category: | Lectures/Seminars -Health Sciences |
| Sponsor: | Stein Institute for Research on Aging |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
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| Contact Name: | Michelle Black |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 534-1226 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | miblack@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | What do recent studies reveal about peoples’ reactions to DNA tests? Please join us for our next public lecture as we welcome Cinnamon Bloss, PhD, who will present “Consumer Genomics: What do people do with their genomes” Dr. Bloss is an Assistant Professor at the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) in La Jolla, California. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is focused on investigating individuals’ behavioral and psychological responses to disclosure of genomic risk information for common, complex diseases. She is the lead researcher on STSI's Scripps Genomic Health Initiative, and her work on this project was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine and has been highlighted at a number of national and international scientific meetings. She has also presented invited testimony on consumer genomics before the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel. Dr. Bloss' other research interests include developing ways of combining genomics with traditional disease risk factors to make predictions about disease development, progression and response to treatment, as well as designing effective health interventions that leverage genomic information. She also conducts genetic association studies and has several collaborations to investigate the genetic underpinnings of neurological, behavioral, and other health-related phenotypes. Dr. Bloss received her B.A. in Psychology from Smith College, her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and completed a predoctoral internship in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Florida. Dr. Bloss completed a post-doctoral fellowship in statistical genetics and genomic medicine at The Scripps Research Institute. At STSI, Dr. Bloss directs the Summer Undergraduate Research Internship and is an instructor in the TSRI and KL2 Graduate Program. She is also a California-licensed clinical psychologist and has worked with adults and children with a wide range of neurological and psychiatric conditions. Free parking is available by phoning (858) 534-6299 AT LEAST THREE WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE to receive a free parking permit. Attendees may also purchase permits at the parking kiosk on Gilman Drive or park at the metered sites. Directions: From Interstate 5 North or South: Exit La Jolla Village Drive West Right on Villa La Jolla Drive Left on Gilman Drive Left into Parking Lot 602 (first stop sign) (There are 4 handicap-accessible spaces in this lot.) From parking lot, walk towards Medical Teaching Facility (MTF) Right through MTF and enter Biomedical Science Building through glass doors Pass the first hallway and take the elevator to the second floor Exit the elevator and go left; at the end of the hallway, go left Follow signs to Liebow Auditorium, which is the last room on the left. |
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