Statistical Genetics Research Symposium - Week 2

Statistical Genetics Research Symposium

Wednesday 15th February 2017

IMB Auditorium

(QBP Bldg #80)

University of Queensland

9.00 Registration

9.30 Prof Ben Hayes - Integrating genomic and microbiome information to improve prediction of future phenotypes University of Queensland

10.00 Prof John Witte - Methods and applications for assessing pleiotropy in cancer University of California, San Francisco

10.30 A/Prof Mike Inouye - Systems genomics to understand the molecular basis of disease University of Melbourne

11.00 BREAK

11.30 Dr Matt Robinson - The heritability of body mass index revisited University of Queensland

12.00 Prof Julius Van der Werf - Factors affecting accuracy of genomic prediction University of New England

12.30 Prof Naomi Wray - Insights from genetic modeling of complex disease University of Queensland

1.00 BREAK

2.00 A/Prof Ali Shojaie - A Statistical Framework for Differential Network Biology University of Washington

2.30 Prof Mike Goddard - Use of functional information in mapping variants for complex traits University of Melbourne

3.00 Prof Peter Visscher - Assortative mating and inference on genetic variation from genome-wide data University of Queensland

3.30 BREAK

4.00 Prof Greg Gibson - Transcriptomics for personalized medicine Georgia Institute of Technology

4.30 Prof Matthew Stephens - Multiple tests in multiple conditions: a multiple testing party! University of Chicago

The symposium will be followed by a social BBQ: IMB Level 7 BBQ Area (Bldg 80) 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Cost: Free to attend symposium and BBQ, however, due to limited seats RSVP essential.