'Population Genomics in Crops and Farm Animals'

Organized by: A. Charcosset (INRA), K. Schmid (UHO), B. Servin (INRA), H. Simianer (UGÖ), A. Tellier (TUM)

Guest lecturers: Michael Blum (UJF Grenoble, France), Joachim Hermisson (University of Vienna, Austria), Joseph Pickrell (Harvard, USA), Christian Schlötterer (Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria)

Dates:       25.11. – 30.11.2012

Location:  Salzburg, Austria

Description:
The Synbreed Winter School 2012 provides an introduction to population genomics for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in animal and plant breeding. The course consists of a practical part with hands-on exercises guided by experienced Synbreed scientists and guest lecturers covering the frontiers of population genomics in animal and plant improvement.

Programme Overview:

• Analysis of population structures
• Coalescent theory and demography
• Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC)
• Whole genome screen for selection signatures
• Download preliminary programme

Target Group and Requirements:

• The course is directed towards PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in animal and plant breeding
• Participants need a dual-core processor equipped laptop. Further details about technical requirements will be announced in due course.

Course language: English

Costs:

Course fee (no accommodation)       840 Euro      
Participant in single bedroom*        1250 Euro
Participant in double bedroom*       1120 Euro
(*includes: course fee, full accommodation and meals)

For Synbreed staff members costs will be covered by the coordination project (except travel expenses).

Information about the course venue: Please visit http://www.heffterhof.at/sites/.

Number of places for participants: 30

Registration: Registration ended on October 15^th 2012

Contact:
Project Coordination Synbreed
Michael Auwers / Wolf-Christian Saul
Chair of Plant Breeding
Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan
Technische Universität München
Emil-Ramann-Str. 4
D-85354 Freising

Ph.:    +49 (0)8161/71-5226
Fax:    +49 (0)8161/71-4511
Email: synbreed[at]wzw.tum.de