Invitation for Ph.D. course "Molecular marker analysis of plant population structure and processes", 21-05-2007 - 25-05-2007 at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen (formerly the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University).
The course provides the participants with advanced knowledge of the analysis of genetic structure, mating patterns, and population processes in plant populations, using molecular marker data. The course includes theoretical lectures, discussions of student projects, and exercises with various computer programs.
This course is Module 3 of the course package: "Molecular plant breeding and genetic resources", http://www.kursus. kvl.dk/shares/ phdmarker/ index.htm. Course content
Estimation of diversity, inbreeding level, restricted gene flow, population admixture, hybridization, selfing rate, paternity assignment, and allocation to parental populations and hybrids.
Assumptions and limitations behind diverse procedures used in relevant computer programmes, such as: GenAlEx, Spagedi, Structure, MLTR, Two-gener, Population Graph, Split tree, New Hybrids, AFLPOP, Famoz, Cervus, etc. Discussion of student projects (use this opportunity to discuss your Ph.D. research!). Practical computer analysis with various software. Course credit 3 ECTS points. Requirement for obtaining credit: approval of a written synopsis of the course content.
Course material
All course material, such as discussion articles, presentations and software, will be available through a restricted web site. All software to be used is freely available.
Practicals
Maximum number of participants is twenty. Ph.D. students have preference until 15/4; after that, remaining `seats' are open to non-PhD students. The course will take place at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C (part of Copenhagen). Computers will be available for all; if you prefer to bring your own laptop computer, do that. Coffee and tea will be served. Travel, lodging, and accommodation are to be organised and paid by the participants on their own; suggestions for hostels and hotels will be posted on the web. Course fee To be decided, maximum 500 DKK. Organisers and teachers Gunter Backes, Associate Professor in Plant Breeding, guba@life.ku. dk Ole Kim Hansen, Ph.D. in Forest Genetics; okh@life.ku. dk Thure Hauser, Associate Professor in Plant Ecology, tpha@life.ku. dk Erik D. Kjжr, Professor in Forest Genetics, edk@life.ku. dk
Registration and questions
Write an e-mail to Thure Hauser, tpha@kvl.dk, containing the following information: Full name, sex, e-mail address, mobile phone no., institution, full mailing address, country, whether you are a Ph.D. student, title of present research project, whether you would like to present your project during the course; in that order and on separate lines. tpha@life.ku. dk
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