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MAPS11
Model-based Inference of Population StructureCourse Timetable |
| MAPS11 | |
| Mon, April 4th |
The Basics of Inference in Population Genetics Day #1
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | Basics of coalescent theory; method of moments estimation |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | More genealogical modeling: likelihoods and Bayesian Inference. |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Practical Introduction to the R statistical scripting language |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Tea Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Coalescent simulations using ms and SPAms (I) |
| Tue, April 5th |
Population Structure and Assignment Day #2
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | Coalescent simulations using ms and SPAms (II) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Introduction to assignment and to Structure |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Practicals: use of Structure (I) |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Tea Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Practicals: use of Structure (II) /Discussion and Summary of the first two days |
| Wed, April 6th |
Genealogical modeling in depth Day #3
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | MCMC (Monte Carlo Markov Chain), IS (Importance Sampling), ABC (Approximate Bayesian Computation): what's it all about? |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Practicals: IS, MCMC and ABC with examples using R, ms and other simulation programs (I) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Practicals: IS, MCMC and ABC with examples using R, ms and other simulation programs (II) |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Tea Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Practicals: IS, MCMC and ABC with examples using R, ms and other simulation programs (III) |
| Thu, April 7th |
Inferring demographic history Day #4
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | Practicals: use of Bottleneck and Msvar (I) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Practicals: use of Bottleneck and Msvar (II) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Practicals: use of IM |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Tea Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Final Discussion / Course Wrap Up |
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