2011 Statistical Genetics Short Course - featuring Mendel software
Monday, 22 August - Friday, 26 August
The eighth annual Statistical Genetics Short Course will be held in Barcelona, Spain.
Hosted by Centre Nacional d'Analisi Genomica (CNAG)
For more information email statgene@mednet.ucla.edu
The course is filling fast, but we have a few more open spaces. Applications will be accepted until all spaces are filled.
This five full-day intensive course will cover state-of-the-art statistical methods for detection of genetic loci for complex traits, either qualitative or quantitative. Each day will include hands-on computer exercises using statistical genetics computer programs, especially the Mendel software package. We will cover the general theory behind the methods as well as emphasize the practical aspects needed to give the best chances of success.
Topics will include:
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- Statistical Reviews
- Genetic Study Design
- Quality Control and other data issues
- Haplotyping
- Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative Traits including:
- Parametric and Non-Parametric Linkage analysis
- Methods for Large Pedigrees
- Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), or smaller scale, including:
- Case/Control or Random Sample
- Family-based Designs
- Complex Pedigrees derived from Inbred Strains
- Ethnic Admixture Analysis
- Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis
- Rare Variant Analysis Methods Applicable to SNP or Full Genome Sequence Data
Participants in the Course need no prior experience with these methods or programs, but should be "computer literate".
Participants will be required to bring a laptop computer to run the analysis exercises. Please see below for the minimum computer system requirements.
When:
Monday, 22 August - Friday, 26 August
Who:
The Course is designed to assist people who are actively studying the genetics of complex traits.
The Course will cover both theoretical and practical gene mapping issues and will stress the interpretation of results.
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Course instructors will be faculty from the Statistical Genetics Group in the UCLA Department of Human Genetics and other leading genetic researchers:
Where:
At the Gran Hotel Princesa Sofia, Barcelona, Spain. Hosted by Centre Nacional d'Analisi Genomica (CNAG).
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| University of North Carolina, 2010 |
Course Fees:
Price includes lunch and snacks every day (22-26 August), and one group dinner.
Transportation and lodging are not included. Students should make their own lodging arrangements at the Gran Hotel Princesa Sofia, where the course is being held, or at another hotel in Barcelona.
| For students from non-profit institutions: | €900 |
| For postdocs, staff and faculty from non-profit institutions: | €1200 |
| For individuals from for-profit institutions: | €1600 |
To Apply:
Send the following items (in a text, Word, or PDF document) to
statgene@mednet.ucla.edu
- Your resume (with current position and contact information).
- A short description of the statistical genetics projects you are or will be working on, the amount and type of data involved, and any analysis methods you are particularly interested in.
- If you are a student, a letter of recommendation from your main faculty advisor.
Enrollment is strictly limited to 35 participants.
The course is filling fast, but we have a few more open spaces. Applications will be accepted until all spaces are filled.
Laptop Requirements:
Participants will be required to bring a laptop computer on which to run the analysis exercises.
This laptop must include the following minimum system requirements:
- Firefox browser (v3.6 or later)
- Wireless networking
- Windows (2K, XP, Vista, or 7), or MacOS (10.5 or later, PPC or Intel), or Linux (Red Hat 7.3 or later, or equivalent)