Katherine Borges - Speaker Profile


Talk Title - Introducing DNA Painter

Member - I am a member of Southern California Genealogical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Colonial Dames of the XVII Century.

Day Job(s) - Director of ISOGG, President of the Salida Chamber of Commerce

Night Job - I co-founded and became Director of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), which promotes and educates about genetic genealogy to over 8,000 members in 70 countries. We work to increase professional standards in the practice, research, and discussion of relevant issues in DNA testing, interpretation, and ethics. I now give many presentations on genetic genealogy to groups across the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as administering several surname, regional, and haplogroup DNA projects.

How did you get into genealogy?
I started doing genealogy in 2000 after the passing of my last grandparent. I realized that if I didn't start doing genealogy now, a lot would be lost.

What about your involvement with genetic genealogy?
I learned about genetic genealogy from a speaker at a Daughters of the American Revolution meeting and became a DNA Project Administrator 11 years ago this month! (Oct).

So what will you be talking about?
The DNA Painter website is a user-friendly website packed with tools to help you analyse your DNA matches (no matter which company you have tested with). I'll review the tools available and how they can help you in practice, including the DNA Painter itself, the Shared cM Tool, and the WATO tool.

What DNA tests will be discussed?
Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA.

To what surnames is this topic relevant?
It's relevant to anyone who has hit a Brick Wall in their family tree and wants to get beyond it.

Where can people get more information about you or your topic?
  • Everyone should join ISOGG - there is loads of support and a dedicated community of genetic genealogists just waiting to help you
  • The ISOGG wiki is a great place to get up-to-date information about the latest to do with DNA and DNA testing
  • One of the projects I administer is the Ireland mitochondrial DNA project

Previous Talks at GGI
GGI2014 - GGI2017: DNA Testing Basics - I'll be discussing the basics of DNA testing and helping people understand what test might be best for them to take. This is perfect for the complete beginner or for people who have heard about DNA but want to know a little bit more detail. I'll be talking about all three types of DNA test and what each type of test can do for you. By the end of the talk you should have a much better idea of what kind of questions in your own family tree DNA can help you answer.


These lectures are sponsored by FamilyTreeDNA and organised by volunteers from ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy).


You can watch a video of Katherine's previous presentation by simply clicking on the image below. To watch it in Full Screen, click on the "square" icon in the bottom right of the screen.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Peter Sjölund - Speaker Profile

Image
Talk Title:  The Power of Mitochondrial DNA Affiliations I am one of the founders of SSGG, the Swedish Society of Genetic Genealogy. Also a member of ISOGG. What do you do as a Day Job? I’m a professional Genetic Genealogist at the company DNA Academy, providing training, presentations and consultancy for genealogists. I am also an author, having written a handbook in genetic genealogy and a popular science book on the peopling of Sweden, spanning the past 11,000 years. I am a regular contributor to the Swedish genealogy magazines. Before I did go 100% into genetic genealogy, I worked many years as a chemical management consultant. What do you do as a Night Job? When I’m not deep into mutations, DNA segments and church records, I have a family of four, 10 chickens and a farm house built in 1799 to care for. How did you get into genealogy? I have always been interested in local history and I love solving mysteries, so I got hooked on genealogy 30 years ago. My special interest is to...
Read more

Jens Carlsson - Speaker Profile

Image
Talk Title: The genetic identification of the 1916 Cork Rebel, Thomas Kent Affiliations: University College Dublin – School of Biology and Environmental Science/Earth Institute Qualifications: PhD in Population Genetics (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden) What do you do as a Day Job? Lecturer at UCD What do you do as a Night Job? Research, primarily focused on aquatic organisms including fishes, shellfish and hydrothermal vent and methane seep fauna. My research interests are in conservation, ecological and population genetics, as well as evolutionary biology. I employ genetic tools at population and individual levels to study genetic questions (gene flow, genetic drift, effective population size and selection) and to couple genetics with behaviors (kin-biased behaviours, reproductive success, mate choice, migratory behavior and life-history). I am also interested in conservation genetics, functional genomics and studies that combine population genetics, beh...
Read more

How do you feel about your DNA being used by the police? - the results of a survey

Image
Background In April 2018, US police finally identified a murder victim (known as " Buckskin Girl ") whose identity had remained a mystery for 37 years. Despite everything that they threw at the case, Forensic Science could not come up with the answer. But Genetic Genealogy did, and in doing so, made history. The Buckskin Girl case was solved in 4 hours once the kit had been processed by Gedmatch The excitement generated by the case did not have a chance to die down because two weeks later, the prime suspect in the  Golden State Killer case  was arrested, causing a media storm. Once again, genetic genealogy techniques had helped identify the most likely candidates for the killer, and (using routine police work) officers had followed these leads and gathered the evidence necessary to bring charges against a single individual. Since then  over 11 people  have been arrested and charged with rape or murder, thanks to the application of the new technique by Law Enforcement...
Read more