Monday through Friday November 7-11, 2005
 

An advanced gene mapping course will be held at the GSF in Munich from Monday through Friday,   November 7-11, 2005.  Please note: this course was previously called the advanced linkage course and was held in Zurich, the name has been changed to reflect the expanded scope of the course in the past few years. 

The cost of the 5 day course is 850 EUR for researchers from an academic institution, and 1,650 EUR for individuals from private (for profit) companies. This fee covers tuition, course related expenses (handouts, etc.) and the social evening but not room and board .

The maximum number of participants is 20.  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 (ALLEGRO, GENEHUNTER, MERLIN, SNPHAP, PBAT, FBAT, R, etc).  TOPICS include: sibpair analysis (quantitative and qualitative traits); non-parametric methods for analyzing extended family pedigree data; haplotype construction; association studies (case-control and family based);  and sample size estimations.   The organizers of this course are Suzanne Leal (Baylor College of Medicine) and Tim Strom (GSF). The instructors for the course are: Goncalo Abecasis (University of Michigan), David Clayton (Cambridge University), Heather Cordell (Cambridge University), Christoph Lange (Harvard University), Suzanne Leal (Baylor College of Medicine) and Bertram Mueller-Myhsok (Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry) .

Knowledge of linkage analysis/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 content, please contact Suzanne Leal:
email:sleal@bcm.tmc.edu