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The third International meeting on the Genetic Epidemiology of Complex
Diseases
will take place in Cambridge, 4-6 April 2002:
* Call for abstracts: deadline 2nd Febuary 2002
* Concessionary rates end 31st December 2001
* Full programme details available at www.twin-research.ac.uk
CONTENT:
* a one-day taught introductory course on the genetic epidemiology of complex
diseases, which will cover design and analytical issues
* a full two day conference programme with updates from international
speakers
aimed at a more advanced audience
* a forum where researchers can present their questions to panels of experts
* poster presentations
INTRODUCTORY/REFRESHER COURSE:
Overview of methods and designs, association studies, linkage studies and
packages, TDT analysis, current and novel molecular biology methods for gene
discovery, variance components analysis, animal models.
ADVANCED TOPICS INCLUDE:
Epidemiology, novel methods, Bayesian QTL analysis, gene expression analysis,
haplotype analysis, DNA pooling, extent of linkage disequilibrium, combined
association and linkage studies, meta analysis, clinical examples.
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Gonçalo Abecasis, John Blangero, Lon Cardon, Robert Elston, Jonathan Flint,
Phillipe Froguel, David Goldstein, Jerry Lanchbury, Cathryn Lewis , Alex
MacGregor, Paul McKeigue, Mike Neale, Shaun Purcell, Nik Schork, Pak Sham,
Tim Spector
VENUE:
Churchill College, Cambridge (See Website for details).
REGISTRATION:
For further details and registration forms:
Send an email to [log in to unmask] or visit our Website at
www.twin-research.ac.uk
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