Genetic Association Course
March 22-25, 2011
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
The Genetic Association Course will be held at Baylor College of Medicine in the Center for Statistical Genetics from March 22-25, 2011. The goal of the course is to teach the course participants both theory and application of methods for population based association analysis, with a concentration on the analysis of whole genome scan data.
The maximum number of participants is 24. Emphasis in this course is on strategies for genetic mapping of complex human traits. It will include theory as well as practical exercises. The exercises will be carried out using a variety of computer programs (PLINK, GenABEL, MACH, UNPHASED, EIGENSTRAT and R, etc.) and with pencil and paper. The emphasis of this course is analysis of population based whole genome data. TOPICS include: Association analysis of qualitative and quantitative traits; single marker and haplotype analysis; analysis of whole genome association study data; data quality control; haplotype reconstruction; tagSNP selection; controlling population admixture (genomic control, principal components analysis, etc); imputing genotype data; detecting gene x gene and gene x environmental interactions; power and sample size estimation; permutation (estimating empirical p-values); and false discovery rate (FDR). The organizers and instructors for the course are Suzanne Leal (Baylor College of Medicine) and Michael Nothnagel (Kiel University).
For additional information on the course, course schedule and application form please visit: http://linkage.rockefeller.edu/suzanne/BCM_Association_Course_2011.html
Course application deadline is February 4, 2011
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