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Genetic Association Course
May 3-7, 2010
Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
The Genetic Association Course will be held
at the MDC in Berlin from
May 3-7, 2010. 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 cost of the 5 day course is 900 EUR for
researchers from an academic institution, and 1,800 EUR for individuals from
private (for profit) companies. This fee covers tuition, Monday evening wine
and cheese party and course related expenses (handouts, etc.) but not room,
board or meals. Inexpensive housing is available for course participants at the
MDC and nearby hotels.
The
maximum number of participants is 30. 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 & Max Delbrück Center).
Please note that a Basic
Gene Mapping Course will be held at MDC in Berlin from November 9-13, 2009.
For
additional information on the Genetic Association Analysis Course please
contact Suzanne
Leal:
- email: sleal@bcm.tmc.edu
- Tel: +1 (713) 798-4011
- Fax: +1 (713) 798-4373
Application deadline is March 1, 2010
Click
here for course schedule
Click
here for the application form
Click
here for course flyer (please post and distribute)
Click
here for maps and directions to the MDC
Click here for the
information on MDC Housing
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here for useful links (Hotels, Berlin tourist information, etc.)
Click here for photos from the Basic Gene Mapping
Course, Berlin, July 2008
Click here for photos from the Basic Gene Mapping Course, Berlin, July 2006
Click here for photos from the Basic Gene Mapping Course, Berlin, July 2005
Click here for photos from the Basic Gene Mapping Course, Berlin, July 2004
Click here for photos from the Basic Gene Mapping Course, Berlin, July 2003