Advanced Gene Mapping Course
The Rockefeller
University, New York
Monday through Friday, December 14-18, 2009
An advanced gene mapping course will be held in
New York from Monday through Friday December 14-18, 2009. The cost of the
5-day course is $100. This fee covers tuition and course related
expenses (handouts, etc.) but not room and board.
The maximum number of participants is
20. The course will take place in the teaching room of the Weiss Building
at The Rockefeller University, which is equipped with desktop PCs running under
LINUX. The course is wheel chair accessible. Emphasis in this course is
on the analysis of complex disease traits. It will include theory as well
as practical exercises. The exercises will be carried out using a variety
of computer programs. TOPICS include: Analysis of whole genome
association studies; qualitative and quantitative traits; population and family
based; controlling for population substructure (principal components
analysis); data quality control;
imputation of genotype data; meta analysis; gene x gene interaction; analysis
of rare variants; sample size estimation; evaluating power and significance
levels for genetic studies; permutation; False discovery rate and controlling
for multiple testing. The instructors for the course are: Goncalo
Abecasis (University of Michigan), Heather Cordell (University of Newcastle), Christoph Lange (Harvard
University), Suzanne
Leal (Baylor College of
Medicine & The Rockefeller University) and Shaun Purcell (Harvard University). A special lecture will be given by Jurg Ott (The Rockefeller University & The
Beijing Institute of Genomics) on detecting gene interactions on Wednesday
December 16 at 5:00PM.
Seven travel stipends of up to $1,300 each
are available to eligible participants from U.S. institutions.
Eligibility requirements are: (1) sufficient background and practical
experience in statistical analysis of genetic data, and (2) demonstrated
financial need. Preference for stipends will be given to students and
postdoctoral researchers. To apply for such a stipend, please attach a
letter of request and enclose a letter of reference and proof of student or
postdoctoral status.
Knowledge of linkage analysis, genetic
association analysis, genetic epidemiology and/or statistical genetics are screening criteria for selection of participants.
Please describe your experience in detail. We may contact you personally
to discuss this with you further.
For additional information, please contact Katherine
Montague:
email: montagk@rockefeller.edu
Tel: +1 (212) 327-7979
For additional information on scientific
program contact the course organizer Suzanne
Leal:
email:sleal@bcm.edu
Tel: +1 (713) 798-4011
Application deadline is Friday, October 30,
2009
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