Dear colleagues,
Transmittingscience is offering a new course: Introduction to
Palaeogenomics – concepts, methods and applications of ancient human and
non-human DNA data.
Date and schedule: Online live sessions from Monday 17th to Friday 21st
of May from 16:00 to 21:00 (GMT+2, Madrid time zone).
Instructors: Dr. Marcela Sandoval Velsaco (University of Copenhagen,
Denmark) and Dr. Jazmín Ramos-Madrigal (University of Copenhagen,
Denmark).
Course Overview:
Ancient DNA (aDNA) research, defined as the retrieval and analysis of
DNA sequences from various degraded biological materials, has been
evolving as a research field for four decades. Through advances in DNA
isolation and amplification techniques, sequencing technologies and data
analysis pipelines, the field has revolutionized and transitioned to
what we now know as palaeogenomics. DNA extracted from archaeological
samples, and museum specimens has proven useful to study species and
life on earth from the genomic perspective. It has made it possible to
measure changes in genetic diversity through time, test hypotheses about
the association of environmental phenomena and genetic changes in
natural populations, and to resolve long-standing questions about the
evolutionary relationships between species.
In a combination of interactive lectures and hands-on practical
sessions, this course will provide a theoretical overview of molecular
biology laboratory techniques for the retrieval of aDNA from ancient
samples from different species and an introduction to the bioinformatic
pipelines for the analysis of palaeogenomic data. Students will be
introduced to the standard bioinformatic methods often used in
palaeogenomic projects for the analysis of aDNA data from human and
non-human samples. We will also review the history and developments of
the field to understand how it came to be what it is today, and consider
and discuss the practical problems of ancient DNA recovery, the
theoretical problems associated with the interpretation of palaeogenomic
data, and the ethical implications embedded in this type of research.
At the end of the course, students will have gained a general
understanding of common key methods and tools used in palaeogenomics
projects: from the basics in the field to the interpretation of the
results, as well as ethical and responsibility aspects and implications
of aDNA research.
More information and registration:
https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/introduction-to-palaeogenomics-concepts-methods-and-applications-of-ancient-dna-data/
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Best regards
Juanvi
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Juan Vicente Bertó Mengual
Administration
Transmitting Science
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