NHGRI Division of Intramural Research Seminar Series

K. Sean Kimbro, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences
Director, Integrated Bioscience Ph.D. Program
JLC Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute
North Carolina Central University

Hosts: Shawn Burgess and Ariel Williams

* Co-hosted by the Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series

Eduardo Tarazona-Santos, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution
Institute of Biological Sciences
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brazil

Hosts: Charles Rotimi and Mateus Gouveia

Speaker Biography:  My research focuses on the genetics of Indigenous and admixed Latin American populations. I lead the Laboratory of Human Genetic Diversity at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, which focuses on three areas: (i) the role of genomic diversity of Indigenous and admixed Latin American populations in the genetic architecture of complex diseases and drug response; (ii) inferences about the Pre-Columbian demographic history of Native American populations and the dynamics of Post-Columbian admixture in the Americas using genetic data; and (iii) the development of new concepts and tools in computational biology to study human genetic diversity. We are involved in the EPIGEN-Brazil Project, a major initiative at the interface of human genomics, epidemiology of complex diseases, and computational biology. I also lead the genomics and bioinformatics aspect of a project with a cohort of over 10,000 elderly Brazilian individuals. Recently, my group has initiated the Mosaico Translational Genomics project, which uses a transdisciplinary approach to integrate concepts of computational biology, genomics, medicine, and public health in global precision and evidence-based medicine.