Future Perspective on Ancient Genomics in East Asia
This is a half-day conference that will be held in Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 2018. This conference will focus on recent advances in ancient genomics and provide a variety of talks on the research in this growing field. This brings together researchers from different discipline including anthropology, population genetics, bioinformatics, and archaeology, to facilitate future collaborations of ancient genomics in East Asia.
Date: 21st, October
Venue: Tokyo National Museum Kuroda Memorial Hall
Program:
13:00 - 13:05 Opening remark
Takashi Gakuhari & Shinichi Nakamura (Vice-President, Kanazawa University)
13:05 - 13:45 Tracking Six Millenia of Horse Selection, Admixture and Management with Complete Genome Time Series
Ludovic Orlando
13:45 - 14:05 Ancient DNA Studies of Domesticated Horses in Ancient China
Xin Zhao
14:05 - 14:20 Coffee Break
14:20 - 14:40 Ancient DNA Analysis of Ice Core Samples
Takahiro Segawa
14:40 - 15:00 Phylogenomics and Morphology of Extinct Birds Point to Laurasian Origin for Paleognaths
Takahiro Yonezawa
15:00 - 15:20 Jomon Genome Reveals Genetic History in East Asian populations
Takashi Gakuhari
15:20 - 15:35 Coffee Break
15:35 - 15:55 Identifying the Origin of Natural Selection in Modern Japanese
Shigeki Nakagome
15:55 - 16:35 Migration and Population Origins in Atlantic Europe
Daniel Bradley
16:35 - 16:50 Closing remark
Shinichi Nakamura
List of Speakers:
Ludovic Orlando (University of Copenhagen and Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabotier)
Daniel Bradley (Trinity College Dublin)
Xin Zhao (Chinese Academy of Social Science)
Takahiro Segawa (University of Yamanashi)
Shigeki Nakagome (Trinity College Dublin)
Takahiro Yonezawa (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
Takashi Gakuhari (Kanazawa University)
Due to a limited number of seats available in the conference hall (approximately 70 people), please fill out and submit a registration form below.
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