Advanced Gene Mapping Course
GSF: German Research Center for Environmental Health National Research Center - Munich
Institute of Human Genetics
Monday through Friday July 28-August 1, 2008
An advanced gene mapping course will be held at the GSF in Munich from Monday through Friday, July 28-August 1, 2008.
The cost of the 5 day course is 875 EUR for researchers from an academic institution, and 1,650 EUR for individuals from private (for profit) companies. This fee covers tuition, course related expenses (handouts, etc.) and the social evening but not room and board.
The maximum number of participants is 20. 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 (ALLEGRO, GENEHUNTER, MERLIN, MACH, SNPMATRIX, PBAT, FBAT,
P2BAT, R, etc). TOPICS include: sibpair analysis (quantitative and qualitative traits); non-parametric methods for analyzing extended family pedigree data; haplotype construction; association studies (case-control and family based); and sample size estimations. The organizers of this course are
Suzanne Leal (Baylor College of Medicine) and Tim Strom (GSF). The instructors for the course are: Goncalo Abecasis (University of Michigan, USA), David Clayton (Cambridge University, UK), Heather Cordell (Newcastle University, UK), Christoph Lange (Harvard University, USA), and Suzanne Leal (Baylor
College of Medicine, USA).
For additional information, course schedule and application please visit
http://linkage.rockefeller.edu/suzanne/munich_gene_mapping_08.html
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