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Save The Date: Monday, June 16, 2025 11 am (EDT), 8 am (PDT) and 5 pm (CET) Dear IGES members,
IGES hosts regular virtual journal clubs throughout the year to increase IGES members' familiarity with emerging and classic literature in genetic epidemiology and to foster discussion and networking among members. This month’s journal club highlights one of the top three Genetic Epidemiology papers of 2024. Make plans to attend our next meeting! “Fast and accurate recurrent event analysis for genome-wide association studies” (Genet Epidemiol. 2023;47(5):365-378). Article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/gepi.22525 Registration link: https://msm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/qy97VCFWSfunHZriY6__DQ Bio: After completing a Master's degree in Mathematics, Jasper Hof began his PhD in 2020, focusing on genetic risk factors for tumour recurrence following a bladder cancer diagnosis. During his PhD, he developed SPARE, a statistical model designed to analyse multiple recurrences in GWAS. He also applied SPARE in a GWAS of bladder cancer prognosis to identify genetic loci associated with recurrence risk. In collaboration with Doug Speed, Jasper also co-developed LDAK-KVIK, a method for mixed-model association analysis in GWAS. Following his PhD, he continued this line of research as a postdoc at Aarhus University, working under Speed’s supervision. On behalf of the organizing team of the IGES Journal Club: ______________________________________
Do you have any suggestions for interesting topics, papers, or presenters for further talks? Or would you like to support us in organizing the Journal Club? Please contact Dr. Silke Szymczak ([email protected])
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