Computational Molecular Evolution

10-21 April 2011

Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK

Now closed for applications.
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Course summary

This joint Wellcome Trust-EMBL-EBI advanced course aims to provide researchers with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to carry out molecular evolutionary analysis on their own data, as well as on data drawn from sequence databases. The course will combine basic assumptions and ideas fundamental to the field with discussion of cutting-edge methodologies, and is therefore relevant to researchers with a range of different experience levels.

Topics

• interpretation of molecular phylogenetic trees and sequence alignments
• genomics resources, sequence searching and sequence alignments
• phylogeny reconstruction and models
• hypothesis testing in phylogenetics
• coalescent model and inference from population data.

Course organisers

• Nick Goldman (European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK)
• Ziheng Yang (University College London, UK)
• Aidan Budd (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany)
• Alexandros Stamatakis (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies)

Guest lecturers

Martin Embley (University of Newcastle, UK)
Adrian Friday (University of Cambridge, UK)
Olivier Gascuel (LIRMM-CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Javier Herrero (European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK)
Brian Moore (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Carolin Kosiol (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria)
Adam Leache (University of Washington, USA)
Aoife McLysaght (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Bill Pearson (University of Virginia, USA)
Bruce Rannala (University of California, Davis, USA)
Antonis Rokas (Vanderbilt University, USA)
Jeff Thorne (North Carolina State University, USA)
Maria Anisimova (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Clemens Lakner (Florida State University, USA)
Tim Massingham (European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK)
Tanja Stadler (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

How to apply

Prerequisites
Applicants should be, at minimum, postgraduates engaged in relevant research. More experienced/advanced researchers are also encouraged to apply.

Cost
This is a residential course, without exception, and although the course is subsidised by the Wellcome Trust there is a charge of £1540 towards board and lodging for non-commercial applicants.The fee for commercial applicants is £3025.

Bursaries
Limited bursaries are available for non-commercial applicants (50 per cent of fee) and are subject to open competition. Please see our bursaries page for application information and terms and conditions.

Applications
Applicants will be required to complete an application form containing a 300-word outline of the relevance of the course to their research. Please note that documentation supporting their application will be required from the applicant's supervisor/head of department.

To submit an application, please either:

• email for an application form to advancedcourses@hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk
• download the form and our terms and conditions.

Applications can be accepted by post or email. Sponsors' supporting letters must be returned, signed, by fax or post under separate cover. Please note: Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Applications and letters of support should be sent to:

Wellcome Trust Advanced Courses
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA
UK

F +44 (0) 1223 495130
E advancedcourses@hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk

Deadlines
Now closed for applications