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Join our postgraduate course on population fine structure assessment with genomic markers. Learn about data and techniques, separation of global populations, fine-scale structure, inbreeding, and crossbreeding. Lecturers from prestigious institutions will provide theory and hands-on exercises. Limited seats, bring your own laptop.
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Assessment of population fine structure with genomic markers Postgraduate CourseSeptember 18-19, 2017 Brandlucken, Styria, Austria
Lecturers • Filipo Biscarini (PTP Science Park, Lodi) • Maja Ferenčaković(University of Zagreb) • NegarKhayatzadeh (BOKU Vienna) • GáborMészáros (BOKU Vienna) • Markus Neuditschko (Agroscope, Bern) • Johann Sölkner (BOKU Vienna)
Notes • 2 daycourse • 18.9.2017, 9:00 to19.9.2017, 18:00 • Short theory, followedbyhands on excerciseforeachunit • Small samples, peopleusingtheirown Laptops
Unit 1Introduction, dataandtechniques • Population structureofmanagedspecies • families, sub-populations, inbreeding, crossbreeding • High throughputgeneticmarkerdata • Introduction, qualitycontrol Johann Sölkner, GáborMészáros
Unit 2The bigpicture • Separation of global populationsof livestock • Taurine vs. indicinecattle, thin-tailed vs. fat-tailedsheep, etc. • Tools: PCA, TreeMix • Selectionsignatures Filipo Biscarini
Unit 3The finegrid • Fine scalepopulationstructurewithinandbetweenpopulations/breeds • Tool: NetView • Introductionandapplication Markus Neuditschko
Unit 4Inbreedingandcrossbreeding • Measuringinbreedinglevelswithrunsofhomozygosity • Software tools • Global andlocaladmixture • Software tools Maja Ferenčaković, NegarKhayatzadeh