470004 VO+SE Molecular Population Genetics: making sense of sequence data (2018S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 09.02.2018 08:00 to Th 22.02.2018 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2018 18:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
- Joachim Hermisson
- Nicholas Barton
- Robert Kofler
- Christian Lexer
- Magnus Nordborg
- Ovidiu Paun
- Jitka Polechová
- Kirsten Andre Senti
- Beatriz Vicoso
Classes
Every Monday during term 9:00 - 12:00, Seminar room 09.143, 9th floor Mathematics Department, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna. Begin: 05th March 2018
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Advanced course in population genetics to introduce modern research topics. The course consists of six modules on i) selection inference sweeps ii) gene expression iii) speciation genetics / hybrid zones iv) quantitative genetics v) selfish elements vi) comparative genomics / phylogenomics. Each module is taught by a different expert from various institutions in Vienna, providing students with an overview of active research topics. Modules are structured in an intro lecture and two seminar units. Seminars are based on key research papers, computational tools and/or biological data to provide a first-hand insight into current research themes.
Assessment and permitted materials
The grade is based on 6 assignments (one per module), eg an essay on a research paper or research topic (~ 5-7 pages including references and figures).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The modules require some basic knowledge of population genetics, on the level of an intro lecture into population genetics. Interested students who have never attended a population genetics course should contact J. Hermisson in advance for additional preparatory literature. All six assignments need to be fulfilled and contribute with equal weight to the final grade. A "fail" grade in at most one assignment is admitted to pass the course.
Examination topics
Topics of assignments, see above.
Reading list
Literature and reading assignments will be given during the course.
Association in the course directory
PhD, MES5, MZO W-5
Last modified: Fr 31.08.2018 08:43