Monday: 09:30-17:30

 

Morning session:

 

-Getting to know each other

 

-Lecture+ Discussion: What is Adaptation Genomics and what questions can we and should we address with our genomic data.

 

 

Afternoon session:

 

-Lecture: Introduction to Genomic Data and Experimental Design

 

-Exercise: Handling genomic data

 

-Exercise: Quality control and filtering

 

 

Tuedasy: 09:30-17:30

 

Morning session:

 

-Lecture: Population Genetic Structure and Demography

 

-Exercise: Inferring population genetic structure from genome-wide genetic data

 

 

Afternoon session:

 

-Lecture: Population Genetics Summary Statistics: Estimation and Interpretation

 

-Exercise: Calculate genome-wide summary statistics and measure changes in allele frequency through time

 

-Discussion: Interpreting population genetic summary statistics

 

 

Wednesday: 09:30-17:30

 

Morning session:

 

-Lecture: Finding Adaptive Genomic Regions

 

-Exercise: Genome scans of selection –within populations

 

 

Afternoon session:

 

-Exercise: Genome scans of selection -between populations

 

-Discussion: Discuss the results of these exercises

 

 

Thursday: 09:30-17:30

 

Morning session:

 

-Lecture: Genotype-Environment Associations (GEA)

 

-Exercise: Performing GEA

 

 

Afternoon session:

 

-Lecture: Genotype-PhenotypeAssociations (GWAS)

 

-Exercise: Perform a Genome-Wide Association Scan

 

-Discussion: Discuss the results of these exercises

 

 

 

Friday: 09:30-17:30

 

Morning session:

 

-Lecture: What are in these Adaptive Genomic Regions?

 

-Exercise: Annotate with comparative databases, e.g. ENSMBL, GO and KEGG

 

-Discussion: Interpretation of annotations with these approaches

 

 

Afternoon session:

 

-Lecture: Where do these Regions come from–new mutations, standing genetic variation?

 

-Discussion: Student-led discussion