THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON METHODOLOGY*
OF TWIN AND FAMILY STUDIES:
THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE
MARCH 13 - 17, 2000
BOULDER, COLORADO
Provisional Course Schedule
Monday 03-13-00
| 9.00-9.15 | Introduction and welcome | |
| 9.15-10.00 | The causes of human variation |
LJE |
| 10.00-10.30 | Introducing the computer system |
JL |
| 11.00-12.30 | Summarizing variation (using Mx)/Matrix
algebra |
MCN |
| 13:30-14.00 | Path analysis | ACH |
| 14.00-15.00 | A first path model for twin data |
HM |
| 15.30-16.45 | Fitting the model to data | NGM, HM
|
| 16.45-17.00 | Question time | Faculty |
Tuesday 03-14-00
9.00-10.30 Biometrical genetics
PS
11.00-12.30 Heterogeneity (genders, age groups)
NGM, JKH
13.30-14.15 Path analysis
ACH
14.15-15.00 Mx Scripts
HM
15:30-16:45 Fitting the model to data (4/5 group example)
NGM
16.45-17.00 Question time
Faculty
Wednesday 03-15-00
9.00-10.30 Introduction to factor analysis: Phenotypic
example DB, CvB
11.00-11.45 Multivariate genetic analysis: Introduction
LJE
11.45-12.30 Genetic and environmental covariances
CvB
13.30-15.00 Genetic and environmental factor analysis
NGM, HM
15.30-16.45 Examples
Faculty
16.45-17.00 Question time
Faculty
Thursday 03-16-00
9.00-10.30 Multiple raters and sibling effects
JKH
11.00-12.30 Developmental models
DB,CvB,MCN
13.30-15.00 Categorical data
ACH
15.30-16.45 Power and sample size
LJE, MCN
16.45-17.00 Question time
Faculty
Friday 03-17-00
9.00-12.30 Introduction to Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)
LC, PS, SC
Linkage & Association Studies
13.30-15.00 Topics in genetic analysis
JR
15.30-16.00 Question time
Faculty
Daily: 10.30-11.00 break; 12.30-13.30 break; 15.00-15.30 break
*This Workshop will also be presented in March, 2002.