Progress in the Genetics of Severe Mental Illness
Departmental Research Grand Round
Presented by:
Professor Benjamin NEALE (Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Co-director, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research)
Chaired by:
Professor SHAM Pak Chung (Chair Professor in Psychiatric Genetics, Dept of Psychiatry, SClinMed, HKU)
Date:
14 October 2024
Time:
4:00 am
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5:00 am
Venue:
Room 211 A&B, 2/F, New Clinical Building, Queen Mary Hospital
Abstract:
A review of recent progress in the genetics of severe mental illness, including 3 priority projects:
(1) Schizophrenia Exome Sequencing Meta-Analysis (SCHEMA) – a global collaborative to generate,
aggregate and harmonize sequence data to advance gene discovery for schizophrenia; (2) Bipolar Exome
(BipEx) collaboration — leveraged exome sequencing in over 14,000 cases to identify AKAP11 as definitive
risk gene for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; and (3) Populations Underrepresented in Mental Illness
Association Studies (PUMAS) – an international collaboration to discover the genetic risk factors of severe
mental illness in Africa and admixed populations of the Americas
Zoom registration link: https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpcuquqjgrE9Ga_oyXzm8rNcN9wGiM-MiP
