EP 191: Uncovering hidden histories and health insights from the Mexican Biobank with Andres Moreno-Estrada of LANGEBIO

<p>This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Andres Moreno-Estrada, population geneticist and head of the Human Evolutionary Genomics Lab at LANGEBIO in Mexico. They discuss the creation and insights of the Mexican Biobank, the genetic diversity of Latin America, ancient human migration, and the role of locally-led research in shaping public health and scientific equity.</p><p><strong>Show Notes: </strong></p><p><strong>0:00 </strong>Intro to The Genetics Podcast</p><p><strong>00:58</strong> Welcome to Andres </p><p><strong>01:56</strong> Andres’ motivation to pursue genetics</p><p><strong>03:01 </strong>How and why Andres established the Mexican biobank with genotyping of more than 6,000 people</p><p><strong>07:25</strong> Surprising findings on ancestry and regional similarities from the Mexican biobank</p><p><strong>09:26 </strong>Links between Indigenous ancestry, BMI, and disease-related traits</p><p><strong>12:36 </strong>Reconstructing population history from the M...