Introductory Course
2022 edition of the course: details will be announced in Summer 2022
External students from Austrian universities are also welcome to attend: for registration and details, please send us an . International students: please inquire by and find out about registration, university paper work etc.
Prerequisites: We strongly recommend basic knowledge of programming skills.
Course dates 2021:
Dates: Aug. 31 - Sept 30, 2021
Schedule: here
Location: online course
Institut für Populationsgenetik, Vetmeduni Vienna
Library/computer room, 4th floor of building HA
Campus map here
Schedule summary:
Week 1
Sequencing technology - Christian Schlötterer
Alignments, UNIX - Robert Kofler
Experimental evolution - Neda Barghi
Population genetics - Christian Schlötterer
Python & NGS analysis - Robert Kofler
Week 2
Population genetics - Christian Schlötterer
Statistical practice in R - Manolis Lirakis
Python & NGS analysis - Robert Kofler
Statistical concepts - Andreas Futschik
Probability - Claus Vogl
Week 3
Probability - Claus Vogl
Statistical practice in R - Manolis Lirakis
Population genetics - Christian Schlötterer
PopGen problems - Claus Vogl & Hannah Götsch
RNAseq - Ovidiu Paun
Week 4
PopGen problems - Claus Vogl & Burcin Yildirim
Evolution of sex chromosomes - Barbara Wallner
Phylogenetics - Rui Borges
Introduction to the Coalescent - Joachim Hermisson
Neutrality Tests - Joachim Hermisson
Week 5
Population Structure, Clines - Reinhard Bürger
Speciation - Barbara Wallner
Quantitative Genetics I - Marlies Dolezal
Quantitative Genetics II - Magnus Nordborg & Pieter Clauw
Quantitative Genetics III - Kelly Swarts & Laura Morales
