Saturday, September 16th: there will be a Molecular Evolution informs Medicine event, where the impact of molecular evolutionary studies on the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of disease will be highlighted. There will be sessions on Mendelian (rare) diseases, complex diseases, cancers, and infectious diseases.
Sunday, September 17th:there will be a Molecular Evolutionary Genetics event, where we will celebrate the contributions of Dr. Masatoshi Nei, his students, and long-time associates. The day will be organized into sessions based on topics including molecular phylogenetics, population genetics, and functional evolution.