FRONTIERS IN STATISTICAL GENETICS FOR NIAMS RESEARCHERS: A TWO-DAY SHORT COURSE

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Held On:	February 23 - 24, 2005
Location:	Pelican Room 2 (Third Floor) of the: Hotel InterContinental New Orleans 444 St Charles Avenue New Orleans LA 70130 Phone: +1 504 525 5566 Fax: +1 504 523 7310 E-mail: neworleans@interconti.com Website: http://new-orleans.intercontinental.com/

This meeting is held in conjunction with the conference held by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation.

Overview:

"Frontiers in Statistical Genetics", a Short Course funded by NIAMS, will be held in New Orleans, LA during February 23-24, 2005, in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI).

This course is designed to help investigators studying the genetics of human complex traits to better understand and use statistical genetics methods, and thereby further their ability to meet their scientific objectives. It is aimed at established investigators, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students.

The course is two full days in length, and offers a vigorous interactive educational program designed to enhance researcher's ability to implement and, importantly, interpret the results of sophisticated statistical analysis in human genetic research.

Women, members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Schedule of Events:

DATE	TIME	SPEAKER/MODERATOR	TOPIC	Resource(s)
Feb. 23, 2005	8:15 am-8:50 am		Registration and Refreshments
	8:50 am-9:00 am	Varghese George, Ph.D.	Introductory Remarks and Announcements
	9:00 am-9:30 am	Robert Kimberly, M.D.	The Biology and the Clinical Releveance: Scientific Issues
	9:30 am-11:00 am	Nancy Cox, Ph.D.	Foundational Concepts in Statistical Genetics
	11:00 am-12:30 pm	Robert Elston, Ph.D.	Methods of Linkage Analysis
	12:30 pm-2:00 pm		Lunch (on your own)
	2:00 pm-3:30 pm	Kathryn Roeder, Ph.D.	Case-Control Design, Population Stratification and Genomic Control
	3:30 pm-4:30 pm	Varghese George, Ph.D.	TDT Designs
	4:30 pm-5:00 pm		Discussion
Feb. 24, 2005	7:45 am-8:00 am		Registration and Refreshments
	8:00 am-9:30 am	Ranajit Chakraborty, Ph.D.	Admixture Mapping
	9:30 am-11:00 am	Carl Langefeld, Ph.D.	Haplotype Analysis and Fine Mapping
	11:00 pm-12:00 pm	Grier Page, Ph.D.	Microarray Analysis and Related Topics
	12:00 pm-1:30 pm		Lunch (on your own)
	1:30 pm-3:00 pm	Atul Butte, M.D.	Integrative Genomics: Implications for Clinical Research and Care
	3:00 pm-4:00 pm	David Allison, Ph.D.	Pulling it All Together: Interpreting Results & Addressing Concerns
	4:00 pm-4:30 pm		Discussion

External Faculty:

Atul Butte, M.D., Harvard University
Ranajit Chakraborty, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Nancy Cox, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Robert Elston, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Carl Langefeld, Ph.D., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem
Kathryn Roeder, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg

UAB Faculty:

Contact Information:

Richard Sarver
Department of Biostatistics
Ryals Public Health Bldg 317
1665 University Blvd
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Phone: (205) 975-9169/9170
Email: rsarver@uab.edu

Funded by: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Sponsors:

	Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
	Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Contributors:

Genentech

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