A two day short course "Genetic Association Studies" will take place in
the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol from 23-24th
April 2008.
For more information and details on how to book please see
http://www.epi.bris.ac.uk/shortc/geneticassocstud.htm
Tutors: Professor George Davey Smith and Dr Sarah Lewis (organisers),
Professor Ian Day, Dr David Evans, Professor Debbie Lawlor, Dr Santiago
Rodriguez, Dr Nic Timpson and others.
Who the course is intended for: The course is designed for medical
researchers who already have an understanding of epidemiological concepts
and methods. Participants should have at least a basic knowledge of
statistics, and genetics knowledge at least to the level of our
Introduction to Human Genetics Short Course.
Course content: Topics to be covered include: Study design, statistical
analysis, confounding by population structure, indirect associations-
linkage disequilibrium, haplotypes, population heterogeneity, replication
of findings and sample size issues, meta-analysis, biobanks, candidate
gene versus whole genome association approach, interpreting results,
detecting and minimizing genotyping error.
Suggested pre-course reading: Cordell HJ and Clayton DG. Genetic
association studies. Lancet 2005;1121-31.
Hattersley AT and McCarthy MI. What makes a good genetic association
study? Lancet 2005;1315-23.
Teaching time: Twelve hours with formal lectures, practical sessions, and
group discussion work.
Course fee: £300.
You can either pay over the phone by credit card or we will send you an
invoice which must be paid according to our terms and conditions.
Download the Booking Form.
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