[Genetics] FW: Course: PortoPortugal PopSizeEstimation Aug30-Sep2
Jouni Aspi
jouni.aspi@oulu.fi
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:30:34 +0300
Subject: Course: PortoPortugal PopSizeEstimation Aug30-Sep2
*Conservation Genetics Data Analysis Course: *
*Recent Approaches for Estimation of Population Size, *
*Structure, Gene flow, Parentage, & Selection Detection*
*/30 August to 2 September, 2006, Porto, Portugal/*
* *
*Objective:* To provide training in conceptual and practical aspects of
data analysis for the conservation genetics of natural and managed
populations. Emphasis will be on interpretation of output from recent
novel statistical approaches and software programs. The course also
will allow daily discussions among young researchers and top-researchers
to help develop the next generation of conservation geneticists, and to
identify developments needed to improve data analysis approaches. This
course will mainly cover analysis of allele frequency data (not DNA
sequence data), including coalescent, Bayesian, approximate Bayesian,
and likelihood-based approaches.
* *
*Who should apply:* Ph.D. students, post-docs, and population
biologists with a background of at least one semester university-level
course in population genetics and a course in population ecology.
Applicants must have a basic background in population genetic data
analysis, including testing for Hardy-Weinberg proportions and gametic
disequilibrium. Participation will be limited to 25 people allowing
efficient instruction with hands-on computer exercises during the
course. Priority will be given to persons with their own data to
analyze (for example graduate students near the end of their degree
program).
* *
*Course/Workshop Format:* For each subject, we provide 30-45 minutes of
background, theory, discussion and introduction to concepts. Immediately
following, we will conduct data analyses together for 30-45 minutes
using relevant software programs and real data sets. Evening hands-on
computer sessions and housing together of instructors and students in
the same location will allow for extensive exchange and facilitate learning.
*Instructors/Speakers:* Fred Allendorf, Mark Beaumont, Peter Beerli,
Albano Beja-Pereira, Daniel Falush, Adam Jones, Gordon Luikart, Karen
Martien, Mark Miller, Scott Mills, Mike Schwartz, David Tallmon, and
Robin Waples.
* *
*Location: *The course will be held in the facilities at CIBIO (Center
for Investigation of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources;
http://cibio.up.pt/ ) on the Campus for Agricultural Sciences in the
rural village of Vairão, just north of Porto, and a few kilometres from
the Atlantic coast and the airport. Vairão is an ancient village whose
origins can be traced back to the Roman Period (the Roman village
Valeriani).
*Registration and cost:* For detailed information see
http:\\cibio.fc.up.pt\congen (webpage will be available on 30 April; in
the meantime for enquiries contact albanobp@mail.icav.up.pt
<mailto:albanobp@mail.icav.up.pt> or gordon.luikart@mso.umt.edu).
Accommodations and meals are included in the registration fee. Cost:
$US 1,000 per person will cover all meals, lodging, transportation to
and from the airport, and a visit to Gerês National Park and the World
Heritage City of Porto. Up to two reduced-cost scholarships will be
available for candidates with no funding.
*Application and criteria for acceptance:* /Deadline/ for application
is */15 June/, 2006*. Applicants must provide a brief description of
their research interests, career goals, and what they would like to
learn from this course. Priority will be given to persons with their
own data to analyze (for example graduate students near the end of their
degree program). The applicants should submit a brief summary (<200
words) about the current state of their work, the hypotheses or
questions addressed, the genetic markers used, and study species. To
apply for scholarship support, candidates should also send their CV, a
cover letter explaining why they should receive the scholarship, a cost
estimate for their flight (round trip) to Porto, and a phone number
where they can be reached for a brief interview. **
Albano Beja-Pereira <albanobp@fc.up.pt>
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align="center"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US">Conservation
Genetics Data Analysis Course:<span style="">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"
align="center"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US">Recent Approaches
for Estimation of Population Size, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; line-height: 200%;"
align="center"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US">Structure, Gene
flow, Parentage, & Selection Detection<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"
align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">30 August to 2
September, 2006, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Porto</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></i></b
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US">Objective:</span></b><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> To provide
training in conceptual and practical aspects of data analysis for the
conservation genetics of natural and managed populations.<span
style="">
</span>Emphasis will be on interpretation of output
from recent novel statistical approaches and software programs.<span
style=""> </span>The course also will allow daily discussions
among young researchers and top-researchers to help develop the next
generation
of conservation geneticists, and to identify developments needed to
improve
data analysis approaches.<span style=""> </span>This course
will mainly cover analysis of allele frequency data (not DNA sequence
data),
including coalescent, Bayesian, approximate Bayesian, and
likelihood-based
approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Who should
apply:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span
style=""> </span>Ph.D. students, post-docs, and population
biologists with a background of at least one semester university-level
course
in population genetics and a course in population ecology.<span
style="">
</span>Applicants must have a basic background in
population genetic data analysis, including testing for Hardy-Weinberg
proportions and gametic disequilibrium.<span style="">
</span>Participation will be limited to 25 people allowing efficient
instruction with hands-on computer exercises during the course. <span
style=""> </span>Priority will be given to persons with their
own data to analyze (for example graduate students near the end of
their degree
program).<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Course/Workshop
Format:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span
style=""> </span>For each subject, we provide 30-45 minutes of
background, theory, discussion and introduction to concepts.
Immediately
following, we will conduct data analyses together for 30-45 minutes
using
relevant software programs and real data sets.<span style="">
</span>Evening hands-on computer sessions and housing together of
instructors
and students in the same location will allow for extensive exchange and
facilitate learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height:
150%;"><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US">Instructors/Speakers:</span></b><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span>Fred
Allendorf, Mark Beaumont, Peter Beerli,
Albano Beja-Pereira, Daniel Falush, Adam Jones, Gordon Luikart, Karen
Martien, Mark
Miller, Scott Mills, Mike Schwartz, David Tallmon, and Robin Waples.<span
style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style=""><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style=""><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Location:<span style="">
</span></span></b><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">The course will
be held in the
facilities at CIBIO (Center for Investigation of Biodiversity and
Genetic
Resources; <a href="http://cibio.up.pt/">http://cibio.up.pt/</a> ) on
the </span><big><big><big><big><big><big><font face="Arial"><span
class="it1"><span
style="font-size: 6.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; font-style:
normal;"
lang="EN-GB">Campus for Agricultural
Sciences</span></span></font></big></big></big></big></big></big><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB"> in the rural
<st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">village</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Vairão</st1:PlaceName>,
just north of <st1:place w:st="on">Porto</st1:place>, and a few
kilometres from
the Atlantic coast and the airport.<span style="">
</span>Vairão is an ancient village whose origins can be traced back
to
the
Roman Period (the Roman village Valeriani).<span style="">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="line-height: 150%;"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Registration
and cost:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> For
detailed
information see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http:\\cibio.fc.up.pt\congen">http:\\cibio.fc.up.pt\congen</a>
(webpage will be available
on 30
April; in the meantime for enquiries contact <a
href="mailto:albanobp@mail.icav.up.pt">albanobp@mail.icav.up.pt</a> or
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:gordon.luikart@mso.umt.edu">gordon.luikart@mso.umt.edu</a>).<sp
an style=""> </span>Accommodations and
meals are included in the
registration fee.<span style=""> </span>Cost:<span style="">
</span>$US
1,000 per person will cover all meals,
lodging, transportation to and from the airport, and a visit to Gerês
National
Park and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"
lang="EN-GB">the
World Heritage City of Porto</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-US">.<span style=""> </span>Up to two
reduced-cost scholarships will be available for candidates with no
funding. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height:
150%;"><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b
style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Application
and criteria for
acceptance:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span
style=""> </span><i style="">Deadline</i> for application is <b><i
style="">15
June</i>, 2006</b>.<span style=""> </span>Applicants must provide
a brief</span><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span><span
style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">description of
their research interests, career goals, and what they would like to
learn from
this course.<span style=""> </span>Priority will be given to
persons with their own data to analyze (for example graduate students
near the
end of their degree program).<span style=""> </span>The
applicants should submit a brief summary (<200 words) about the
current
state of their work, the hypotheses or questions addressed, the genetic
markers
used, and study species.<span style=""> </span>To apply for
scholarship support, candidates should also send their CV, a cover
letter
explaining why they should receive the scholarship, a cost estimate for
their
flight (round trip) to Porto, and a phone number where they can be
reached for a
brief interview. <b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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