Founded in 1994, the American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG) is an educational and scientific organization whose mission is:
1) to promote the study of
anthropological genetics, as this field is broadly defined;
2) to facilitate communication between individuals engaged in the study of anthropological genetics; and
3) to foster cooperation among anthropological geneticists.
2) to facilitate communication between individuals engaged in the study of anthropological genetics; and
3) to foster cooperation among anthropological geneticists.
The AAAG has an
international
membership of over 70 active members. Meetings are in conjunction
with the annual meetings of the American Association of Physical
Anthropologists and the Human Biology Association.
The Official publication of the AAAG is Human Biology.
The Official publication of the AAAG is Human Biology.
News and
Announcements
Upcoming Events of Potential Interest to AAAG Members
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1) Congratulations to our new
President, VP, and Executive Committee members!
Congratulations to our new AAAG President, Dr. Ravidranath Duggirala of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio. Dr. Rich Sherwood of Wright State University was elected to serve as AAAG Vice President. Newly elected to the AAAG Executive Committee are Drs. Kenneth Weiss (Penn State University), Lisa Martin (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), and Ripan Singh Malhi (University of Illinois). Special thanks to Dr. Leslea Hlusko for her outstanding leadership as AAAG President in 2007.
Here are our Current officers and Executive Committee members.
(Posted 4/21/2008)
2) 2008 AAAG Annual Meeting
The AAAG is very pleased to award two prizes for outstanding student presentations at the annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Human Biology Association. This year, the Outstanding Student Presentation in Human Genetics (OSPHG) prize is awarded to Abigail Bigham for her presentation "Comparing Signatures of Natural Selection in Two High Altitude." The Outstanding Student Presentation in Anthropological Genetics (OSPAG) is award to Luz-Andrea Pfister
for her presentation "Full genome comparisons of "Mycobacterium: Insight into the origin of tuberculosis and leprosy." For more information on our student prize winners, please see this page. (Posted 4/21/2008)
Congratulations to our new AAAG President, Dr. Ravidranath Duggirala of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio. Dr. Rich Sherwood of Wright State University was elected to serve as AAAG Vice President. Newly elected to the AAAG Executive Committee are Drs. Kenneth Weiss (Penn State University), Lisa Martin (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), and Ripan Singh Malhi (University of Illinois). Special thanks to Dr. Leslea Hlusko for her outstanding leadership as AAAG President in 2007.
Here are our Current officers and Executive Committee members.
(Posted 4/21/2008)
2) 2008 AAAG Annual Meeting
The
2008 meeting of the AAAG took place from April 10-12 in
Columbus, Ohio, in conjuction with the annual meetings of the
American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Human Biology
Association. The meetings were a great success! For more
information on the meeting, see the AAAG Meetings page.
(Posted 4/21/2008)
3) 2008 Student
Prize WinnersThe AAAG is very pleased to award two prizes for outstanding student presentations at the annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Human Biology Association. This year, the Outstanding Student Presentation in Human Genetics (OSPHG) prize is awarded to Abigail Bigham for her presentation "Comparing Signatures of Natural Selection in Two High Altitude." The Outstanding Student Presentation in Anthropological Genetics (OSPAG) is award to Luz-Andrea Pfister
for her presentation "Full genome comparisons of "Mycobacterium: Insight into the origin of tuberculosis and leprosy." For more information on our student prize winners, please see this page. (Posted 4/21/2008)
Upcoming Events of Potential Interest to AAAG Members
If you have an event of interest to AAAG members that you'd like to list here, please contact us!