#  Are South Asians a Single Population? Insights from Culture, Genetics and Disease 

 



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 **April 23, 2018** 

 04:00PM - 05:30PM EDT 

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 **CGIS South, S010**  



 

 



 

 During this interdisciplinary discussion, the four panelists will discuss the ways that cultural practices and social structures intersect with biomedicine and genetics. Specifically, they will be examining the ways that endogamy and caste structures in South Asian contexts have produced implications for health practices and medical predispositions. Ultimately, the discussion will touch upon the ways that seemingly disparate academic fields can help inform and improve the practices and understandings of other disciplines. This seminar was inspired by the New York Times article “In South Asian Social Castes, a Living Lab for Genetic Disease” by Steph Yin, published on July 17, 2017.

 David Reich, *Professor, Harvard Medical School*  
Priya Moorjani, *Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development, University of California, Berkeley*  
Richard Meadow, Director, *Zooarchaeology Laboratory, Peabody Museum of Harvard University*  
Michael Witzel, *Wales Professor of Sanskrit, Harvard University*

 Chair: Venkatesh Murthy, *Professor* and *Chair of Molecular and Cellular Biology*

 Co-sponsored with the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University; Possible through the generosity of the Asia Center

 Reception to follow.



 

 

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