Faculty

Time

Topic

P=

includes

practical

Monday, 5 March 2007

Martin

9:00-10:15

Introduction: Hunting QTLs

Lessem

10:15-10:30

Introduction to the  computer system

P

Ferreira

11:00-12:30

Genetic theory for linkage and association studies of QTs

NealeM

13:30-15:00

Basic statistics for linkage and association studies of QTs:

with examples in Mx

P

Maes, Boomsma, Martin

15:30-17:00

A first practical genetic analysis (using Mx)

P

Tuesday, 6 March 2007

Medland

8:00-9:00

Mx refresher (Optional)

Evans, Cherny

9:00-10:30

IBD estimation: Theory and Practice

P

Bartels, Maes, NealeM

11:00-12:30

Linkage analysis with pihat: Merlin and Mx

P

Abecasis, Purcell, Sham

13:30-17:00

Regression models for linkage: Merlin regress

P

Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Medland

8:00-9:00

Unix refresher (Optional)

Cardon

9:00-10:00

Association study principles

Abecasis

10:00-12:30

Family based association: Merlin

P

Barrett

14:00-15:30

Association mapping with high density marker panels

P

Ferreira, NealeB

16:00-17:00

Statistical Power Calculations

P

Thursday, 8 March 2007

Boomsma, Bartels, Medland

9:00-10:30

Multivariate phenotypes

P

NealeB & Ferreira

11:00-12:30

Study design, multiple testing, permutation

P

Medland & NealeB

13:30-14:00

Permutation in multivariate linkage

P

NealeM, De Moor, Medland

14:00-15:00

Analysis of binary and ordinal traits

P

Flint, Valdar

15:30-17:00

Animal models I

P

Friday, 9 March 2007

Flint, Valdar

9.00-10.30

Animal models II

P

Sham, NealeB

11.00-12:30

Haplotype-based Association Tests

P

NealeB, Barrett

13.30-15.00

Genome wide association (GWA) studies

P

Sham, Cardon

15:30-17:00

New directions: multipoint analysis of GWA data,

GWA in family data, combining multiple data sets

Hewitt

18:00-22:00

Party at John Hewitt's house

P

P: Practical. Lunch everyday from 12:30-13:30. 30 minute morning and afternoon coffee break at 10:30 and 15:00.