Fondation Brocher | The genomics of human cognition and psychiatric disease

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December 7 - 10, 2015

The genomics of human cognition and psychiatric disease

Organizers:

Lemberger Thomas, EMBO European Molecular Biology Organization, Deputy Head of Scientific Publications
Garfinkel Michele, EMBO European Molecular Biology Organization, Manager, Science Policy Programme

Introduction:

The purpose of this workshop is to provide an overview of current research on the genetic basis of human cognition and psychiatric diseases based on genome-scale and population-wide analyses and to discuss the medical and societal implications of this research at the individual and collective levels. Keywords: human genetics; personal genome; intelligence; behavior; psychiatric diseases; biomarkers