Seminar: "One Healthy Word" series
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 05 Nov 2013 at 2:10 pm |
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| Location: | 1204 Kildee Hall (Ensminger Room) |
| Cost: | Free |
| Contact: | Sue Lamont |
| Phone: | 515-294-4100 |
| Channel: | College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Categories: | Lectures |
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Karlsson's research on the genetic mapping of important traits in dogs has led to television appearances on NOVA ("Dogs Decoded") and Horizon ("The Secret Life of the Dog").
At Harvard, by combining tests for natural selection with genome-wide association studies, she aims to identify genes, pathways and functional variants underlying polygenic diseases, and translate these discoveries into advances in human health care. She currently is using natural selection association to find the underlying genetic causes of obsessive-complusive disorder (using dogs as a model organism) and cholera resistance in humans.