Detailed information about the course
Title | Joint Spring School «Bioinformatics and Population Genomics» |
Dates | 29 May - 2 June 2016 |
Organizer(s) | Prof. Laurent Excoffier, University of Bern (CH) Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi, University of Lausanne (CH) Gregoire Rossier, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH) Corinne Dentan, Conférence Universitaire de Suisse Occidentale (CH) Caroline Betto-Colliard, Conférence Universitaire de Suisse Occidentale (CH) |
Speakers | Lectures:Prof. Bart Deplancke, EPFL (CH) Prof. Laurent Excoffier, University of Bern (CH) Dr. Philine Feulner, EAWAG (CH) Dr. Ludovic Orlando, University of Copenhagen (DK) Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi, University of Lausanne (CH) Dr. Emilia Huerta Sanchez, University of California, Merced (US) Dr. Stephan Schiffels, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena (DE) Dr. Beth Shapiro, University of California, Santa Cruz (US) Dr. Yannick Wurm, Queen Mary University London (UK)
Hands-on:Dr. Julien Roux, University of Lausanne (CH) Dr. Yannick Wurm, Queen Mary University London (UK) |
Description | Population Genomics and Bioinformatics share many common interests at the interface of modern integrative biology, which may generate enormous quantities of complex data, often through multiple sources. Efficient and accurate analysis of such data can only be accomplished through appropriate computational methods. Working together, bioinformaticians and population genomics scientists develop advanced approaches to study biological variation. This collaboration is imperative to establish new hypotheses and models to strike a new path towards the understanding of biology at the population level.
We organize a joint Spring School simply entitled “Bioinformatics and Population Genomics’’ to give our students access to the state-of-the-art bioinformatics techniques and the biological questions that population genomics has prompted. The objective of this course is to teach PhD students how to integrate, manage, and analyse experimental genomics data using advanced bioinformatics tools.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
Sunday May 29: Welcome 17:00 Participants arrival 18:30 Welcome and presentation of the event 19:00 Dinner 20:30 Ice-breaking meeting (participants introducing themselves, drinks)
Monday May 30: Ancient DNA and Adaptation 09:00 Lecture 1.1: Emilia Huerta Sánchez 10:20 Coffee break 10:50 Lecture 1.2: Ludovic Orlando 12:15 Lunch 14:00 Practicals 1.1 15:45 Coffee break 16:15 Practicals 1.2 18:15 Free time 20:00 Dinner 21:30 Bar/armchair talk
Tuesday May 31: Evolution of Gene Expression 09:00 Lecture 2.1: Yannick Wurm 09:45 Lecture 2.2 : Marc Robinson-Rechavi 10:30 Coffee break 10:50 Lecture 2.3: Bart Deplancke 12:15 Lunch 14:00 Practicals 2.1 15:45 Coffee break 16:15 Practicals 2.2 18:15 Free time 20:00 Dinner 21:30 Bar/armchair talk
09:00 Lecture 3.1: Stephan Schiffels 10:20 Coffee break 10:50 Lecture 3.2: Laurent Excoffier 12:15 Lunch 13:30 Social activity 16:30 Coffee break 16:45 Practicals 3.1 18:45 Free time 20:00 Dinner 21:30 Bar/armchair talk
Thursday June 2: Ancient DNA and Adaptation 09:00 Lecture 4.1: Philine Feulner 10:20 Coffee break 10:50 Lecture 4.2: Beth Shapiro 12:15 Lunch 13:45 Practicals 4.1 & 4.2 15:30 Coffee break & Concluding Remarks 16:00 End of the event |
Location |
Leukerbad (VS) |
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Information | When?29 May - 2 June 2016
Where?Regina Terme Hotel, Leukerbad (VS)
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Expenses | Workshop attendance (including room and board):
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Registration | Through the website of the Doctoral program StraOmics |
Places | 30 |
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Joint activity |