2012 Statistical Genetics Short Course - featuring Mendel software
Monday, 23 July - Friday, 27 July
The ninth annual Statistical Genetics Short Course will be held on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles
For more information email statgene@mednet.ucla.edu
Application deadline is May 31, 2012
This five full-day intensive course will cover state-of-the-art statistical methods for detection of genetic loci for complex traits. Each day will include hands-on computer exercises using statistical genetics computer programs, especially the Mendel software package, with its new graphical front-end.
We will cover the general theory behind the methods as well as emphasize the practical aspects needed to give the best chances of success. The course is designed to assist people who will be performing statistical analyses to discover the genetic basis of complex traits. The methods covered are appropriate to both human and non-human populations.
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 Next Generation 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, 23 July - Friday, 27 July 2012
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.
The methods covered are appropriate to both human and non-human populations.
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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:
on the campus of the
University of California, Los Angeles
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| Barcelona, 2011 |
Course Registration:
Registration includes lunch and snacks every day, plus one group dinner.
Transportation and lodging are not included in the price of registration.
| For students and postdocs from non-profit institutions: | $650 |
| For staff and faculty from non-profit institutions: | $900 |
| For individuals from for-profit institutions: | $1500 |
Course Lodging:
Lodging is available for the week of the course in UCLA conference facilities
for $750. Price includes a single occupancy
room for six nights (from Sunday night July 22 to Friday night July 27) plus
breakfast and dinner daily (contract begins with dinner on the day of arrival
and ends with breakfast on day of departure).
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.
Application deadline is May 31, 2012
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)