Professor Cathryn Lewis
Statistical Genetics Unit, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London
About this event
- Date and time Mon 28 Sep 2020 from 5:00pm to 6:05pm
- Location Online
- Organised by Medical Genetics, Psychiatry
The first webinar in The genetics of… series.This highly-requested webinar aims to unpack the role of genetics in mental health conditions and demonstrate how genetic studies have shed light on the range of normality in the spectrum of mental health. Talks from renowned researchers will focus on key areas such as polygenic risk scores and genetic liability to neuropsychiatric disorders.
During this webinar you will:
- Understand the role of genetics in mental health conditions
- Know about how scientific studies provide insight into genetic factors behind mental health conditions
- Acknowledge how polygenic risk scores could be used to predict mental health conditions
The genetics of…… series has been developed following feedback from delegates attending the Genetics of COVID-19 webinars over the last few weeks. Presented by the Medical Genetics section of the Royal Society of Medicine, this series of talks will focus on the role of genetics in different areas of health and well-being.
Tickets
Standard pricing available until 28 September 2020.
Member
| RSM Member | RSM Trainee | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|
| £10.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 |
Non - Member
| Non - Member | Trainee | Student |
|---|---|---|
| £20.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 |
Key speakers
Professor Andrew McIntosh
Chair of Biological Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (Division of Psychiatry), The University of Edinburgh
Dr Kimberley Kendall
Welcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
Agenda
View the programme here
Welcome and introduction
Dr Melita Irving, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Estimating the genetic risk of developing a mental health condition
Professor Cathryn Lewis, Statistical Genetics Unit, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London
The genetics of depression
Professor Andrew McIntosh, Chair of Biological Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (Division of Psychiatry), The University of Edinburgh
Variants of neurodevelopmental genes and psychiatric disorders
Dr Kimberley Kendall, Welcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
Panel discussion
Close of meeting
Location
Online
Disclaimer: All views expressed on this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.
Registration for this webinar will close 2 hours prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 2 hours before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.
All webinars will be available for registered delegates 30 days after on Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.
This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.
