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CURSO DE EPIDEMIOLOGÍA GENÉTICA
GENETIC COURSE:
Logical Reasoning In Human Genetics
Organizado por el Programa Banco de Tumores y el Programa
de Registro de Tumores de Red de Centros de Cáncer de España
Lugar (Location):
Escuela Nacional de Sanidad
Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid (Spain)
Fecha (Date):
October 24 - 28, 2005 (mañana y tarde)
Lengua : English
Avance de programa (Summary) :
The course will include theoretical lectures and computer exercises.
Topics to be covered include:
-Introduction to genetics and philosophical overview. The genetic theory of
evolution and the rise and pattern of variation. Nature and structure of genome.
Linkage and linkage disequilibrium mappinig.
-Methodological approaches to “Mendelian” traits and how they work.
-Complex traits. Pehnogenetics and the consequences of evolution by phenotype.
Study design. Linkage and linkage disequilibrium analysis of complex traits.
-Non-genetic factors and some inferential issues. Environmental and cultural
cofactors.
-Effect size estimation, attributable risk and their equivalents in genetics.
-Causation, association and inference. Conceptual issues and strategies: Interpretation
and inferences.
Profesores (Teachers):
Dr. Joseph D. Terwilliger
• Associate Professor of Neuroscience (in Psychiatry, Columbia Genome
Center, and Genetics and Development) Columbia University (USA) and New York
State Psychiatric Institute, USA.
• Adjunct Professor, Finnish Genome Center, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Dr. Kenneth Weiss
• Evan Pugh Professor of Biological Anthropology and Genetics, Department
of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Matricula: (Fee)
RCESP members 50 €
Other participants 250 €
Application:
A detailed program and an official form for application will be sent in September.
Because the space will be limited, the participants will be selected . RCESP
members will have priority access. Other participants will be accepted according
to their application date. If you are interested to participate please send
an e-mail to: suport@suportserveis.com.
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