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Provisional Schedule of Advanced Workshop of Twin Methodology: 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
| Time | Topic | Lecturers |
| 9:00-10:15 AM | Introduction to QTL Mapping | Nick Martin, Dorrett Boomsma, Lindon Eaves |
| 10:15-10:30 AM | Introduction to the Computer System | Jeff Lessem |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 PM | Principles of linkage and association studies | Manuel Ferreira, Pak Sham |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch Provided |
| 12:50-1:20 PM | Optional introduction to Mx | Sarah Medland |
| 1:30-3:00 PM | Linkage and association analysis using Mx | Mike Neale, Meike Bartels, Sarah Medland, Nick Martin |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 PM | Practical genetic analysis using Mx | Hermine Maes, Kate Morley, Marleen de Moor, Dorret Boomsma |
| 5:30 PM | Reception-appetizers and drinks | |
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
| Time | Topic | Lecturers |
| 9:00-10:30 AM | IBD estimation | David Evans, Allan McRae |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 PM | Linkage analysis, MERLIN | Sarah Medland, Kate Morley, Pak Sham |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch Provided |
| 1:30-2:15 PM | Introduction to association | Ben Neale |
| 2:15-3:00 PM | Haplotype frequency estimation, LD, HapMap | Jeff Barrett, Ben Neale |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-4:15 PM | Haplotype and LD practical | Jeff Barrett |
| 4:15-5:00 PM | PLINK – data checking and association tests | Shaun Purcell, Danielle Posthuma |
| 5:30 PM | Reception-appetizers and drinks | |
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
| Time | Topic | Lecturers |
| 9:00-9:45 AM | Introduction to GWAS | Shaun Purcell, Stacey Cherny |
| 9:45-10:30 AM | GWAS using PLINK | Shaun Purcell, Manuel Ferreira |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 PM | Imputation of GWAS data (w/practical) | Danielle Posthuma, Ben Neale |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch Provided |
| 1:30-2:15 PM | Multiple testing issues in GWAS and power calculations | Ben Neale, Pak Sham |
| 2:15-3:00 PM | Population genetics and stratification in GWAS | Shaun Purcell, Pak Sham |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-4:15 PM | Practical: Exploring and adjusting for stratification using PLINK | Allan McRae, Shaun Purcell, Ben Neale |
| 4:15-5:00 PM | Exploring GWAS data beyond association tests on common SNPs | Shaun Purcell, Pak Sham |
| 5:00-6:00 PM | Poster session |
Thursday, March 5, 2009
| Time | Topic | Lecturers |
| 9:00-10:30 AM | Meta-analysis of association studies | Marleen de Moor, Dorrett Boomsma, Nick Martin |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 AM | Further analysis and interpretation of GWAS data | Gonçalo Abecasis, Shaun Purcell |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch Provided |
| 1:30-3:00 PM | Copy number variations: detection and analysis | Manuel Ferreira, Shaun Purcell |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 PM | Analysis of whole-genome sequence data | Gonçalo Abecasis |
Friday, March 6, 2009
| Time | Topic | Lecturers |
| 9:00-9:45 AM | Gene networks | Danielle Posthuma |
| 9:45-10:30 AM | Genetics in the post-GWAS world | Nick Martin |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 AM | MCMC methods | Lindon Eaves |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch Provided |
| 1:30-3:00 AM | Multivariate association | Sarah Medland, Manuel Ferreira |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-4:15 PM | Analysis of Epistasis and GE interaction | Mike Neale, Lindon Eaves |
| 4:15-5:00 PM | Risk prediction of complex disease | David Evans, Pak Sham, Shaun Purcell |
