SuSTaIn EdgeCutter One Day Workshop on
Hidden Complexities in Complex Traits and Genome-wide Association
Royal Statistical Society, London, UK
19th October 2015
Overview
Genetics promises to help us understand the underlying evolutionary structure
of complex traits and so give insight into the heritable component of many
important diseases.
However, scientific advances have remained incremental
which suggests that current methodology is limited.
Improved statistical methods and modelling will be key to making
the most of existing data and preparing for the next generation of data.
This workshop aims to bring together experts on the methodology
underpinning the analysis of complex traits and
their relationship to genetics and biological function.
The focus will be at the cutting edge of the statistical analysis of
complex traits data, its associated practical interpretation and the
benefits to society at large.
This workshop is organised by
Dan Lawson,
Mark Beaumont and
Nic Timpson.
Invited speakers
- Jeffrey Barrett, Sanger Institute, UK
- Heather Cordell, University of Newcastle, UK
- Gibran Hemani, University of Bristol, UK
- Kirk Lohmueller, University of California Los Angeles , USA
- Gilean McVean University of Oxford, UK
- Nuala Sheehan, University of Leicester, UK
- Chris Spencer, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, UK
- Eleftheria Zeggini, Sanger Institute, UK
Programme
Posters
Participants are encouraged to bring posters and should indicate
on the registration form that they will be bringing a poster.
Partipants that do not indicate in advance that they will
be bringing a poster will only be permitted to display it
if there is space.
Registration
The registration fee for the workshop is £25.
The registration fee includes access to the workshop, refreshments
including a buffet lunch.
The workshop is subsidized by the
SuSTaIn initiative.
If you would like to attend the workshop please register using
this form
The closing date for registration is 1st October 2015.
Financial Assistance
Limited financial assistance will be available to graduate students
and early career researchers. This will be available on a
first-come first-served basis and can cover travel and
subsistence (but not registration). Please email the organizers
to check availability.
Venue
The workshop will be held at the headquarters of the
Royal Statistical Society
in London.
The location of the Royal Statistical Society and instructions on
how to get there can be found
here.
Enquiries
Enquiries may be made by sending an email to
hidden-complexities2015@bristol.ac.uk
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