Advanced Gene Mapping Course

The Rockefeller University

1230 York Avenue

New York, NY

January 25-29, 2016

The emphasis of the course is analysis of complex human disease traits with topics that include: analysis of whole genome association studies (rare and common variants) using next generation sequence data and genotyping arrays; analysis of qualitative and quantitative traits (population and family-based data); Linear mixed models; eQTL mapping; prediction models using RNAseq and array data; inferences for heritability estimation and prediction; functional predication of variant sites, variant annotation; variant calling, controlling for population substructure\admixture (principal components analysis\multidimensionality scaling); data quality control of genotype and sequence data; meta-analysis; detection of gene x gene interactions; sample size estimation and evaluating power for common and rare variants. The course includes theory as well as practical exercises using a variety of programs including ANNOVAR, BEAM3, CADD, GERP, GotCloud, GenAbel, PLINK, Polyphen-2, R, SEQPower, Variant Association Tools (VAT), etc. The instructors for the course are Goncalo Abecasis (University of Michigan), Heather Cordell (University of Newcastle), Nancy Cox (Vanderbilt University), Suzanne Leal (The Rockefeller University & Baylor College of Medicine), and Shamil Sunyaev (Harvard University).

The fee for the 5-day course is $100 for student, academic and government researchers. This fee covers tuition and course related expenses (handouts, etc.) but not room and board. Four travel stipends of up to $1,000 each are available for pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers. 

 

For additional information, schedule and application form, please visit the course website: https://statgen.research.bcm.edu/Advgenemap2016/view

 

The application deadline is November 30, 2015