Statistical genetics short course for NIAMS researchers offered in March

Statistical genetics short course for NIAMS researchers offered in March

Immediately before the 2006 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) meeting in Atlanta GA on March 6 –7, 2006, the University of Alabama at Birmingham' will offer the 2nd Annual Frontiers in Statistical Genetics Short Course for NIAMS researchers. The offering is co-hosted by UAB’s Section on Statistical Genetics and Division of Rheumatology, and is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

The course is designed to help investigators studying the genetics of human complex traits to better understand and use statistical genetics methods, and thereby further their ability to meet their scientific objectives. It is aimed at established investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students.

The course takes two full days, and offers a vigorous interactive educational program designed to enhance researcher's ability to implement and, importantly, interpret the results of sophisticated statistical analysis in human genetic research. A full agenda may be found on the course website at http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg_content.asp?id=1546.

Confirmed speakers include: David B. Allison Ph.D., Robert Kimberly MD, Grier P. Page Ph.D. (former MUSC faculty member), & Hemant K. Tiwari Ph.D., UAB; Nancy Cox Ph.D., Univ Chicago; Michael Epstein Ph.D., Emory Univ; Eleanor Feingold Ph.D., Univ Pittsburgh; Varghese George Ph.D., Medical College Georgia; Rebecka Jornsten Ph.D., Rutgers Univ; Kathryn Roeder Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon Univ; Guilherme Rosa Ph.D., Michigan State Univ.

Tuition is $75 and does not include the cost of food, travel or lodging. Limited funds are available for travel scholarships and preference will be given to students and postdoctoral fellows. Registration will be limited to 50, so registration prior to Jan 6 is encouraged. Accepted applicants will be notified by Jan 13. To apply, click through to http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg_content.asp?id=1546, fill out the registration form, and send it to rsarver@uab.edu.

Questions may be directed to Richard Sarver, UAB Department of Biostatistics, tel: (205) 975-9169, Email: rsarver@uab.edu.

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