Introduction to Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)
| 2024_FS_GWAS | |
| 04.06.2024 - 06.06.2024 | |
| 3 days | |
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Beginn Anmeldefrist: 29.01.2024 Ende Anmeldefrist: 21.05.2024 |
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| ETH Zürich, Zentrum | |
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| Students enrolled in PSC PhD Programs have priority. Free of charge to all Ph.D. students. | |
| Universität Zürich, Botanischer Garten, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zuerich | |
| In this course, we will discuss one of the main tools for identifying genes that underlie natural phenotypic variation: genome-wide association studies (GWAS). At the beginning of the course, we will provide an introduction to GWAS and a brief introduction to python. Then, we will discuss the history of gene mapping and the genetic and statistical background on which GWAS are based. The course has a strong practical component, and students will gain experience analyzing real data on the computer. At the end of the course, students will be able to interpret GWAS results and carry out their own analyses with their own data. We will also discuss basic concepts (and challenges) in population genetics, genomics, and quantitative genetics. Before the course, the students will be asked to complete python tutorials and to install basic software packages on their computers. For more details, read the abstract. | |
| Thomas Wicker (IPMB) | |
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| PhD students | |
| A background in genetics is required. Before the course, we will email you with instructions for installing the required software on your computer. In addition, we will ask you to complete one or two (brief) R tutorials. | |
| English | |
| This 3-day course will be split between lectures and tutorials. Required: reading (~4-8 or more hours), attendance, and active participation during the course (24 hours). | |
By registering you agree to the PSC course terms and conditions AGBs | |
| Arrange cancellation with the PSC coordination office (psc_phdprogram@ethz.ch): Up to 2 weeks prior to course start without a fine. Later cancellations and incomplete attendance without documented justification will incur a fee of 200 CHF. | |
| PSC students should register here. EvoBio and other students should register with Tony Weingrill (evobio@aim.uzh.ch). Priority will be given to PhD students of the PhD Programs Evolutionary Biology and Plant Science. Interested Masterstudents should contact the instructor. | |
| Dr. Luisa Last (psc_phdprogram@ethz.ch) | |
| BIO692_GWAS_announcement2024.pdfvertical_align_bottom |