Below you can find our upcoming events:
Webinar: From Clusters to Lineages: Automated Genetic Genealogy with FTDNA and GEDmatch
The event is ticketed. Please see the registration details and the pricing listed below.
🎫 External: £10
🎫 Affiliate: £2 FREE
🎫 Associate members, full members & volunteers: FREE
Dr Evert‑Jan Blom, a Dutch molecular geneticist and bioinformatics researcher, is the founder of Genetic Affairs — a platform dedicated to enabling advanced genetic genealogy through a suite of automated analytical tools. Dr Blom is also a member of SoFIGG’s advisory board.
During the webinar we will explore how automated analysis can transform the way we work with GEDmatch and FTDNA data. From segment-based tools and admixture analysis to automated clustering and lineage reconstruction, we will demonstrate how these technologies reveal ancestral patterns that might supplement and speed up traditional workflows.
We will highlight the practical value of these tools for genealogical and FIGG casework, where combining trees can narrow down ancestral lines. Looking ahead, we will examine how the AutoLineage suite brings together data from multiple platforms, opening new possibilities for integrated and highly efficient genetic genealogy research.
Registration:
If you are not a SoFIGG member, click here to purchase your ticket (you will receive a Zoom link on the day of the event). If you are a SoFIGG member please complete the registration form here.
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Webinar: What you didn’t really want to know about the Y chromosome.
The event is ticketed. Please see the registration details and the pricing listed below.
Registration closed.
🎫 External: £10
🎫 Affiliate: £2 FREE
🎫 Associate members, full members & volunteers: FREE
Dr Thomas Krahn is the co-founder of YSEQ GmbH, a global leader in Y-chromosome and mtDNA testing and co-developer of several genetic genealogy tools. He is also known for discovering the A00 haplogroup, a significant contribution to understanding human genetic diversity.
During the webinar we will examine the current laboratory methods available and the limitations they impose on our ability to maintain the uniparental discrimination power essential for genealogical research. Additionally, we’ll explore emerging long-read sequencing technologies and discuss why we cannot currently achieve a “T2T” (telomere-to-telomere) sequencing of the Y chromosome for living genealogical samples.
If you are not a SoFIGG member, click here to purchase your ticket (you will receive a Zoom link on the day of the event). If you are a SoFIGG member please complete the registration form here.
Below you can find our past events:
Webinar: Hidden Signatures in the Genome: How Runs of Homozygosity Reveal Human History, Genealogy, and Trait Architecture
The event is ticketed. Please register and see the pricing listed below.
Registration closed.
🎫 External: £10
🎫 Affiliate: £2 FREE
🎫 Associate members, full members & volunteers: FREE
Dr Francisco C. Ceballos is a biologist with a PhD in human population genetics and a Master’s in statistics. His research combines genetics, bioinformatics, and statistical modelling to study how human history and health are shaped by patterns of homozygosity and inbreeding. During his doctoral work at the University of Santiago de Compostela, he used royal dynasties as “natural laboratories” of human inbreeding, applying extended genealogies and historical data to explore the consequences of consanguinity across time.
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