Liebe GPWA Mitglieder,

am Freitag, den 15. November um 18 Uhr

Wo:

Bussa Financial Partners /

Financial Center for Women

20505 West 12-Mile Rd

Southfield, Michigan 48076

(Einstöckiges dunkelgraues Gebäude südlich von 12-Mile Rd und westlich von Evergreen,

Zusätzliche Parkplätze nebenan verfuegbar)

Thema:

How much do genes influence our general health and behavior? Is it worthwhile finding out? Can and should we modify our lifestyle in consideration of our genes?

Kosten:

$40 pro Person (einschließlich Abendessen und Nachtisch)

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Wir treffen uns ab 18 Uhr zum Networking und begleitendem Buffet zum Abendessen,

Unser Vortrag beginnt um 19 Uhr mit anschliessender Diskussion zum Thema.

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Wir freuen uns auf Euch!

Sprecherin:

Margit Burmeister, Ph.D.

Associate Chair and Professor, Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics

Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute

Professor of Psychiatry and of Human Genetics

University of Michigan

We all know that genes influence rare disease risk, but also our looks – Jonny looks like Dad.But how much do genes influence our general health and behavior? Is it worthwhile finding out?

Can and should we modify our lifestyle in consideration of our genes?

In the US, there are now many companies offering genetic tests directly to consumers, not through a medical doctor. They can be used to find the half-sister you weren’t aware of, or your aunt becomes a half-aunt, or discover long lost relatives, discover unknown Jewish or Native American heritage. There are other genetic tests that claim customize supplements to your genotype, or what foods are best to eat.

Most recently tests telling you your genetic intelligence, obesity, or depression disposition – traits that clearly are known to be affected by many other things than genes. Some tests such as those predicting increased or even very high risk of Alzheimer’s disease are highly controversial, as Alzheimer’s is considered untreatable, so why would you want to know your genetic risk?

About the Speaker:

Margit Burmeister received her Diplom in Biochemistry from the Free University of Berlin,with Diplomarbeit done at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Her Dr. rer.nat. and at EMBL/ Heidelberg University in 1983 and postdoc in San Francisco in 1987 were part of the excitement around the human genome project. In 1991, she came to the University of Michigan as faculty, where she rose through the ranks and now serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics and the director of a graduate program in bioinformatics as well as Professor of Neuroscience, Genetics, and Psychiatry. As a geneticist, Margit Burmeister is interested in genetics of brain disorders, especially ataxia, depression and addictions, and in how genes and the environment interact.In addition to her research and teaching at the University of Michigan, she has been involved in public engagement (for example, about religion, ethics and genetics). She has been a paid consultant on the scientific advisory board of Nucleus Genomics since its start in 2023, and has taught and researched in China, Germany and Israel.

https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/mni/margit-burmeister-phd

https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/human-genetics/margit-burmeister-phd

https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/margit-burmeister-phd