Advanced Gene Mapping/Linkage Course
The Rockefeller University, New York
Monday through Friday, December 11-15, 2006
An advanced linkage course will be held in New York from Monday through
Friday December 11-15, 2006. The cost of the 5-day course is $100
(supported by a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute).
This fee covers tuition and course related expenses (handouts, etc.) but
not room and board.
The maximum number of participants is 20. The course will take place in
the teaching room of the Weiss Building at The Rockefeller University,
which is equipped with desktop PCs running under LINUX. The course is
wheel chair accessible. Emphasis in this course is on the analysis of
complex disease traits. It will include theory as well as practical
exercises. The exercises will be carried out using a variety of computer
programs. TOPICS include: sib pair analysis (quantitative and qualitative
traits); non-parametric method for analyzing extended family pedigree
data; association studies - population and family based; controlling for
population admixture/substructure; tagSNP selection; construction of
haplotypes, linkage disequilibrium, evaluating power and significance
levels for genetic studies; controlling for multiple testing and variance
components analysis. The instructors for the course are: Goncalo
Abecasis, Laura Almasy, David Clayton, Heather Cordell and Suzanne Leal. A
special lecture will be given by Dr. Jurg Ott on detecting
gene-environment interactions on Monday December 11 at 5:00PM.
Six travel stipends of up to $1,200 each are available to eligible
participants.
For additional information, course schedule and online application please
go to the course website.
http://linkage.rockefeller.edu/suzanne/advanced_course_dec06.html
Application deadline is October 6, 2006
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Suzanne M. Leal, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Alkek Building N1619.01
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Tel 1 713 798-4011
Fax 1 713 798-4373
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.hgsc.bcm.tmc.edu/genemapping
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