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18 Sep
Human Genetics Seminar -  Dr. Rick Kittles of City of Hope
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Human Genetics Seminar - Dr. Rick Kittles of City of Hope

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Designated as a Public Health Grand Rounds event, this week's Human Genetics Seminar will feature Rick Kittles, professor and founding director of the Division of Health Equities within the Department of Population Sciences at City of Hope in Los Angeles. He is also the associate director of health equities in the comprehensive cancer center.

Kittles is well known for his research on prostate cancer and health disparities among African-Americans. His research has focused on understanding the complex issues surrounding race, genetic ancestry, and health disparities. He received a PhD in biological sciences from George Washington University in 1998. His first faculty appointment was at Howard University where he helped establish the National Human Genome Center at Howard University.
 
Over the last 20 years, he has been at the forefront of the development of ancestry-informative genetic markers, and how genetic ancestry can be quantified and utilized in genomic studies on disease risk and outcomes. His work has shown the impact of genetic variation across populations in pharmacogenomics, biomarker discovery, and disease gene mapping.
 
Although a major focus of his work over the past years has been on measuring and utilizing West African admixture in studies of genetic disease among African-Americans, presently he is expanding his research focus to further include Latino and Native American populations to further enhance the robustness of the experimental design of his research studies.
 
In 2010, Kittles was named in Ebony magazine’s “The Ebony Power 100” selection of the top 100 African-American "power players" in sports, academia, religion, business, environment, science and tech, entertainment, arts and letters, fashion, politics, media, activism, and health. In March of 2012, Dr. Kittles presented the Keynote Address to the United Nations General Assembly, “International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.” Recently, he was named by The Huffington Post as one of “50 Iconic Black Trailblazers Who Represent Every State In America.”Dr. Kittles has published over 160 research articles on prostate cancer genetics, race and genetics, and health disparities.
 

"Leveraging Genetic Ancestry to Study Health Disparities"

**This event is approved for Grand Rounds Credit**

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Friday, September 18 at 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

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Human Genetics Seminar - Dr. Rick Kittles of City of Hope

Designated as a Public Health Grand Rounds event, this week's Human Genetics Seminar will feature Rick Kittles, professor and founding director of the Division of Health Equities within the Department of Population Sciences at City of Hope in Los Angeles. He is also the associate director of health equities in the comprehensive cancer center.

Kittles is well known for his research on prostate cancer and health disparities among African-Americans. His research has focused on understanding the complex issues surrounding race, genetic ancestry, and health disparities. He received a PhD in biological sciences from George Washington University in 1998. His first faculty appointment was at Howard University where he helped establish the National Human Genome Center at Howard University.
 
Over the last 20 years, he has been at the forefront of the development of ancestry-informative genetic markers, and how genetic ancestry can be quantified and utilized in genomic studies on disease risk and outcomes. His work has shown the impact of genetic variation across populations in pharmacogenomics, biomarker discovery, and disease gene mapping.
 
Although a major focus of his work over the past years has been on measuring and utilizing West African admixture in studies of genetic disease among African-Americans, presently he is expanding his research focus to further include Latino and Native American populations to further enhance the robustness of the experimental design of his research studies.
 
In 2010, Kittles was named in Ebony magazine’s “The Ebony Power 100” selection of the top 100 African-American "power players" in sports, academia, religion, business, environment, science and tech, entertainment, arts and letters, fashion, politics, media, activism, and health. In March of 2012, Dr. Kittles presented the Keynote Address to the United Nations General Assembly, “International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.” Recently, he was named by The Huffington Post as one of “50 Iconic Black Trailblazers Who Represent Every State In America.”Dr. Kittles has published over 160 research articles on prostate cancer genetics, race and genetics, and health disparities.
 

"Leveraging Genetic Ancestry to Study Health Disparities"

**This event is approved for Grand Rounds Credit**

Dial-In Information

Register here

Friday, September 18 at 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

Virtual Event

Topic

Research

Target Audience

Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs

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