Introductory Course

External students from Austrian universities are also welcome to attend: for registration and details, please send us an email. International students: please inquire by email and find out about registration, university paper work etc.

Prerequisites: We strongly recommend basic knowledge of programming skills.

Course dates 2023:

Dates: Sept. 01 - Oct 04, 2023

Schedule: here

Location: Institut für Populationsgenetik, Vetmeduni Vienna
Library/computer room, 4th floor of building HA

Campus map here

Schedule summary:

Week 1
Sequencing technology - Christian Schlötterer
Statistical practice in R - Manolis Lirakis
Statistical concepts - Andreas Futschik
Probability - Claus Vogl
Experimental evolution - Neda Barghi

Week 2
Alignments, UNIX - Robert Kofler
Python & NGS analysis - Robert Kofler
Introduction to Machine Learning - Rui Borges
Population genetics - Christian Schlötterer
PopGen problems - Claus Vogl

Week 3
Population genetics - Christian Schlötterer
PopGen problems - Claus Vogl
RNAseq - Ovidiu Paun

Week 4
Phylogenetics - Rui Borges
Introduction to the Coalescent - Joachim Hermisson
Neutrality Tests - Joachim Hermisson
Quantitative Genetics I - Marlies Dolezal
Evolution of sex chromosomes - Barbara Wallner
Speciation  - Barbara Wallner
Quantitative Genetics II - Magnus Nordborg & Anna Igolkina

Week 5
Quantitative Genetics II - Magnus Nordborg & Anna Igolkina
Polygenic Adaptation - Himani Sachdeva
Quantitative Genetics III - Kelly Swarts & Laura Morales