Population and Quantitative Genomics Workshop in Toronto

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Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops has developed a 2-day workshop that focuses on the genetics and analysis of genomes and quantitative traits in human populations, with emphasis on population genetic inference, genetic mapping, estimation and prediction analysis of discrete (diseases) and quantitative traits using genomic resources. Principles and pitfalls of prediction analyses using genetic markers and eQTL mapping will also be discussed.

Participants will gain practical experience and skills to be able to:

• Estimate population genetic parameters using partial or whole-genome data
• Infer relatedness from genomic data
• Evaluate GWAS data for quantitative traits
• Use GWAS data to estimate and partition genetic variance
• Infer Gene x Environment interactions using multi-omic approaches (eg. eQTL mapping)

The workshop will be held in Toronto, Ontario on July 18 - July 19, 2016. For more information and to apply, please visit the workshop website.