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Welcome to the Center for Statistical Genetics

We are a group of statistical geneticists in The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.

Center Members

Director

• Suzanne M. Leal, PhD

Research Interests

• Whole-genome and candidate gene association studies
• Linkage analysis of human diseases
• Development of new methods and software in gene mapping
• Analysis of rare variant sequence data
• Analysis of Copy Number Variants

Applied Gene Mapping Projects

• Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment
• Bipolar Disorder
• Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm
• Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
• Platelet Aggregation
• Prostate and Breast Cancer
• Pain
• Keloids

Statistical Genetics Software

• KBAC
• MendelProb
• PhenoMan
• RarePedSim
• RV-GDT
• RV-TDT
• SEQLinkage
• SEQPower
• SEQSpark
• SimPed
• SimRare
• Variant Association Tools
• Variant Mendelian Tools

Tutorials

• Annotation
• Cochran Armitage Trend Test
• GATK and IGV
• GenABEL
• GWAS: QC
• GWAS: Controlling for Population Substructure
• Population Genetics
• PSEQ
• Regression
• RV-TDT
• SEQLinkage
• SEQSpark
• Variant Association Tools

Statistical Genetics Courses

Identifying Genes for Mendelian Traits using Next Generation Sequence Data, September 18-22, 2017
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course With Application to Sequence and Genotype Data, June 26-30, 2017
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Complex Trait Analysis of Next Generation Sequence Data, March 6-10, 2017
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, January 23-27, 2017
The Rockefeller University, New York

Identifying Genes for Mendelian Traits using Next Generation Sequence Data, October 31-November 4, 2016
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course With Application to Sequence and Genotype Data, September 5-9, 2016
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Complex Trait Analysis of Next Generation Sequence Data, July 4-8, 2016
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, January 25-29, 2016
The Rockefeller University, New York

Identifying Genes for Mendelian Traits using Next Generation Sequence Data, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2015
Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course With Application to Sequence and Genotype Data, June 22-26, 2015
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Complex Trait Analysis of Next Generation Sequence Data, March 23-27, 2015
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, Feb. 9-13, 2015 
The Rockefeller University, New York 

Analysis of Next Generation Sequence Data Course,June 23-27, 2014
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course, March 3-7, 2014
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, Jan. 27-31, 2014
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY

Genetic Association Course, June 3-7, 2013
With Application to Analysis of Sequence and Genotype Data
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, Jan. 28 -Feb. 1, 2013
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY

Basic Gene Mapping Course, Nov. 26-30, 2012
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course, July 23-27, 2012
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, Jan. 16-20, 2012
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY

Basic Gene Mapping Course, Nov. 7-11, 2011
Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course, July 4-8, 2011
Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course, March 22-25, 2011
Center for Statistical Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Advanced Gene Mapping Course, Dec. 13-17, 2010
The Rockefeller University 
New York, NY

Basic Gene Mapping Course, Oct. 25-29, 2010
Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany

Genetic Association Course, May 3-7, 2010
Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany