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SIXTH ANNUAL SHORT COURSE ON STATISTICAL GENETICS FOR OBESITY AND NUTRITION RESEARCHERS

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Held On: March 30 - 31, 2006
Location: Moscone Convention Center San Francisco
East Mezzanine, Rooms 232/234
747 Howard St
Rooms 232/234
San Francisco, CA 94103
Lodging Options: The Argent Hotel
The San Francisco Marriott
Palace Hotel
W San Francisco Hotel

Overview:

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Section on Statistical Genetics and Clinical Nutrition Research Center are very pleased to offer the Sixth Annual NIDDK-funded Short Course on Statistical Genetics for Obesity and Nutrition Researchers. This meeting will be held immediately prior to the 2006 Experimental Biology meeting in San Francisco on March 30 - 31. This course is designed to help investigators studying the genetics of human complex traits to better understand and use statistical genetics methods. 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 abilities to implement and 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. Limited financial support for course expenses is available for young investigators.

Schedule of Events:

DATE TIME SPEAKER/MODERATOR TOPIC Resource(s)
March 30, 2006 7:30 a.m. - 7:50 a.m.   Registration and Refreshments  
7:50 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. David B. Allison, Ph.D. Introductory Remarks and Announcements  
8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Varghese George, Ph.D. Basic Statistical Methods for Genetic Analysis
9:20 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Break    
9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Bruce Walsh, Ph.D. Basic Genetic Concepts & Model-Based Linkage Analysis
10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Break    
11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Robert Elston, Ph.D. Model-Free Linkage Analysis
12:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.   Lunch (on your own)  
2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Carl Langefeld, Ph.D. Haplotype Methods & Fine Mapping
3:20 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Break    
3:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Kathryn Roeder, Ph.D. Case-Control Design and Genomic Control
4:50 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Break    
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All Faculty  Discussion  
DATE TIME SPEAKER/MODERATOR TOPIC Resource(s)
March 31, 2006 7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.   Registration and Refreshments  
8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. David Allison, Ph.D. Regional Admixture Mapping (RAM) and Structured Association Testing (SAT): A Unified Framework
9:20 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Break    
9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Warren Ewens, Ph.D. TDT Designs
10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Break    
11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Javier Cabrera, Ph.D. Microarray I: Design & Processing
12:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.   Lunch (on your own)  
2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Susan Hilsenbeck, Ph.D. Microarray II: Inference
3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break    
3:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Rebecka Jörnsten, Ph.D. Microarray III: Interpretation
4:50 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Break    
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All Faculty  Discussion  

UAB Faculty:

External Faculty:

Full List of External Rotating Faculty can be found by Click here.

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
Email: rsarver@uab.edu

Funded by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Sponsors:

Section on Statistical Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
American Physiological Society
American Association of Anatomists
American Society for Investigative Pathology


Contributors:

Rosetta Inpharmatics, LLC


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