Reading Genetic Tea Leaves: Predicting Traits and Adaptations from Genetic Data

Explore the fascinating world of genetic diversity and its implications in this 49-minute lecture by Molly Przeworski, Alan H. Kempner Professor of Biological Sciences & Systems Biology at Columbia University. Delve into the use of genetic differences in predicting individual traits such as height, cancer risk, and educational attainment. Gain insights into the challenges of separating genetic and environmental effects in these predictions. Discover how similar approaches can be applied to forecast non-model organisms' responses to climate change, with a focus on coral examples. Learn about Dr. Przeworski's research on mutation and recombination processes, natural selection in human populations, and mapping trait variation to genomes. Understand the speaker's distinguished background, including her education, research contributions, and numerous accolades in the field of population genetics.