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The Workshop schedule is constantly changing, even during the course. Updates are made to fine tune content to the students' needs.
The current schedule is preliminary and represents topics expected to be covered with details of the expected lecturers and practicals.
Linkage
Time | Topic | Lecturers |
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8:00-8:50 | Optional Review: Linux/Unix Operating System | Sarah Medland, Matt Keller |
9:00-10:15 | Overview: Historical context and current challenges | Nick Martin |
10:15-10:30 | Introduction to computer system | Jeff Lessem |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00-12:30 | Introduction to genetics and statistics | John Rice, Pak Sham |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30-15:00 | Linkage: Biometrical model and priciples | Manuel Ferreira, David Evans, Stacey Cherny |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30-17:00 | Linkage: IBD estimation, Merlin, Merlin-regress | David Evans, Manuel Ferreira, Stacey Cherny |
GWAS
Time | Topic | Lecturers |
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8:00-9:00 | Optional Review: R | Sarah Medland, Matt Keller |
9:00-10:30 | GWAS: Introduction & Data Management Practical | Jeff Barrett, Shaun Purcell, Meike Bartels |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00-12:30 | GWAS: Association Tests & Stratification | David Evans, Matt Keller |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30-15:30 | GWAS: Haplotype Analysis & Imputation | Jeff Barrett, Sarah Medland, Goncalo Abecasis |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30-17:00 | GWAS: Power & Meta-analysis | Ben Neale, Pak Sham |
GWAS
Sequencing
Time | Topic | Lecturers |
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8:00-9:00 | Optional Review: R | Sarah Medland, Matt Keller |
9:00-10:30 | GWAS: CNV Analysis | Manuel Ferreira, Clara Tang |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00-12:30 | GWAS: Pathways/Networks/Multilocus analyses | Danielle Posthuma, Dorrett Boomsma |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30-14:30 | Introduction to sequence data generation | Kai Ye, Ben Neale |
14:30-15:00 | Mapping and alignment practical and variant calling | |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30-17:00 | Mapping and alignment practical and variant calling | Hyun Min Kang, Goncalo Abecasis, Kai Ye |
Sequencing
Time | Topic | Lecturers |
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8:00-9:00 | Optional Review: R | Sarah Medland |
9:00-10:30 | Visualization and QC of variant calls | Hyun Min Kang, Goncalo Abecasis |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00-12:30 | Rare variant testing approaches | Ben Neale, Shaun Purcell |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30-15:00 | PSEQ practical | Shaun Purcell, Ben Neale |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30-17:00 | 1,000 genomes, bioinformatics, annotation | Goncalo Abecasis, Hyun Min Kang |
Phenotypic Modelling
Time | Topic | Lecturers |
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8:00-9:00 | Optional Review: OpenMx | Sarah Medland, Matt Keller |
9:00-10:30 | Modeling Means, Stratification | Matt Keller, Hermine Maes |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00-12:30 | Phenotypic Modeling | Sarah Medland, Mike Neale |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30-15:00 | Multivariate/Longitudinal Analyses | Meika Bartels, Dorrett Boomsma, Kai Ye |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
15:30-17:00 | Wrap up | Lindon Eaves |