SEMINAR: Genetics of asthma: from associations to interventions

To date, genome-wide association studies have identified ~40 genetic risk variants for asthma and related allergic conditions. An important challenge we face is how to identify the genes that underlie these associations and, amongst these, how to determine if disruption of gene expression might provide a promising therapeutic approach for asthma. In this talk, Dr Ferreira will outline how he addresses these challenges by integrating results from genetic, functional and clinical studies.