The Sixteenth International Workshop on Methodology of Twin and Family Studies Course Schedule

Monday, 3 March 2003
Martin 9:00-10:30 Introduction: Cause of human variation  
Lessem 11:00-11:30 Introduction: Computer System P
Heath 11:30-12:30 Basic Statistics: Likelihood models  
Sham 13:30-15:00 Genetic Theory  
Martin, Bartels, van Baal, & Boomsma 15:30-17:00 MX practical P
17:30-19:00 Reception in Colorado Room
Tuesday, 4 March 2003
Sham 9:00-10:00 Linkage: Basic Principles  
Heijmans 10:00-10:30 Genotyping and Genetic Maps  
Abecasis & Cherny 11:00-12:30 IBD estimation: Theory and Practice P
Martin & Maes 13:30-15:00 QTL Linkage Analysis in Sibships P
Neale & Neale 15:30-17:00 Linkage analysis with mixture distributions & multiple-sibs P
17:30-19:00 Reception in Colorado Room
Wednesday, 5 March 2003
Purcell & Sham 9:00-10:30 Power Calculations for Linkage Analysis/Multilocus Modelling P
Evans & Bartels 11:00-12:30 Multivariate Applications P
Neale & Heath 13:30-15:00 Linkage on Selected Samples P
Cherny, Abecasis, & Sham 15:30-17:00 Regression Models for Linkage Analysis P
Thursday, 6 March 2003
Heath 9:00-10:30 Association Study Principles  
Morris & Abecasis 11:00-12:30 Haplotype estimation P
Abecasis & Cherny 13:30-15:00 Family Based Association Studies P
Purcell & Sham 15:30-16:15 Power for Association Analysis (QTL + discrete) P
Morris 16:15-17:00 Multiple Testing: Power and Type I Error  
Friday, 7 March 2003
Morris 9:00-10:30 Fine-mapping complex trait loci
Purcell 11:00-12:30 Genomic control/structured association   P
Cardon & Cherny 13:30-15:00 Genotyping Error P
Flint 15:30-17:00 Animal models of human behavior  
Hewitt & Hewitt 18:00-22:00 Party at John Hewitt's house
P: Practical. Lunch everyday from 12:30-13:30. 30 minute morning and afternoon coffee break at 10:30 and 15:00.

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Last modified: Mon 23 Sept 2002