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(LML) The seventh Annual Berlin Genetic Association Course, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany, from September 5-9, 2016.

Leprosy Mailing List – July 15, 2016

Ref.: (LML) The seventh Annual Berlin Genetic Association Course, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany, from September 5-9, 2016.

From: Suzanne M. Leal, Houston, USA

Dear Sir,

The seventh Annual Berlin Genetic Association Course will be held at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin, Germany, from September 5-9, 2016.

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 exome and whole genome sequence and genotype data.

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, Variant Association Tools (VAT), SEQPower and R, etc.) and with pencil and paper. And

- on analysis of population based whole genome and exome data including genotype and sequence data.

TOPICS include: Association analysis of qualitative and quantitative traits; single marker and haplotype analysis; analysis of whole genome association study data; complex trait rare variant association analysis of next generation sequence data; data quality control for genotype and next generation sequence data; haplotype reconstruction; tagSNP selection; controlling population admixture (genomic control, principal components analysis, etc); imputing genotype data from sequence and genotype data; detecting gene x gene and gene x environmental interactions; power and sample size estimation for both genotype and rare variant data; 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 (University of Cologne).

For additional information, a schedule and application form please visit the course website: https://statgen.research.bcm.edu/index.php/Genassoc2016

Suzanne M. Leal, Ph.D.
Professor

Director, Center for Statistical Genetics

Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, 700D
Houston, TX 77030
Tel 1 713 798-4011
Fax 1 713 798-4012
e-mail: suzannemleal@gmail.com
sleal@bcm.edu
URL: www.bcm.edu/genetics/leal