Scientific Meeting Reminder - Wednesday 19th October 2011,
University of Sheffield
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Risk Prediction Modelling in Genetic Epidemiology (2-5pm)
Titles and Speakers:
"Estimating risks of disease from genetic and environmental risk factors"
Cathryn M. Lewis (King's College London)
"Prediction of phenotype from genome-wide SNP data allowing for kinship"
David Balding (University College London),
"Improving risk prediction in complex diseases"
David Evans (University of Bristol)
Pre-meeting introductory workshop on statistical genetics (10am-1pm)
Delivered by: Jennifer Barrett and Marks Iles (University of Leeds) and
Matt Sperrin (RSS Young Statisticians)
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Venue: Hicks Building, University of Sheffield.
(Rooms K14 for workshop and Lecture Theatre 7 for main meeting)
Sponsors:
Royal Statistical Society Medical Section Meeting,
RSS Sheffield Local Group and
RSS Young Statisticians
Genetic epidemiology is a rapidly developing field within medical
science. High-throughput genetic technologies applied to epidemiological
collections have enabled large panels of genetic variations, densely
covering the whole of the human genome, to be tested for association
with disease risk. Such genome wide association studies have proved to
be successful identifying many well replicated associations. However, as
these identified genetic variants are frequently associated with modest
changes in disease risk, attention is now turning to the development and
implementation of multivariate risk prediction models. The meeting will
focus on advances and challenges in the statistical methods required to
develop and apply multivariate risk prediction models in the diagnostic
and prognostic management of complex diseases.
The morning workshop is aimed at career young statisticians and will
provide an introduction and background to issues and terminology in
statistical genetics.
There is no charge to attend the meeting or the workshop, however it
will assist our planning and booking appropriate lecture theatres if
those intending to attend can email the organisers in advance.
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Travel directions to the University can be found below.
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/visitors/mapsandtravel
The Hicks Building is building number 121 on the campus map A-Z.
Meeting Organisers: Sara Hilditch, Nuala Sheehan, Dawn Teare.
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