The maximum number of participants for this course is 32.
Only individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID can attend the course. With your application form include a scan of your COVID vaccination documentation. We will be following COVID protocols and the wearing of masks will be required.
The course is wheelchair accessible. All disabilities will be accommodated. Handicapped individuals are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge genetic association analysis, genetic epidemiology and/or statistical genetics are screening criteria for the selection of participants. Please describe your experience in detail in your application. It is helpful if you also enclose a copy of your CV. We may contact you personally to discuss your application. Although experience of using LINUX is not necessary it is highly beneficial to have basic knowledge of this operating system before the start of the course.
"For additional information, please contact [mailto:montagk@rockefeller.edu?subject=Rockefeller%20Advanced%20Gene%20Mapping%20Course%202022 Katherine Montague]: <br />email: [mailto:montagk@rockefeller.edu montagk@rockefeller.edu]"
For additional information contact the course organizer [mailto:suzannemleal@gmail.com?subject=Rockefeller%20Advanced%20Gene%20Mapping%20Course%202022 Suzanne Leal]: <br />email: [mailto:suzannemleal@gmail.com suzannemleal@gmail.com] or [mailto:sml3@cumc.columbia.edu sml3@cumc.columbia.edu]
[http://statgen.us/files/2022/01/Rockefeller_advanced_course_flyer_2022.pdf Click here for the course flyer] (please post and distribute)
==Handouts==
===Heather Cordell===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Cordell/NY2021-lecture1.pdf Genome-Wide Association Studies]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Cordell/NY2022-lecture2.pdf Linear Mixed Models and G×G or G×E interactions]
===Andy DeWan===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/DeWan/DeWan_Adv_Gene_Mapping_Mendelian%20Randomization.pdf Mandelian Randomization: An Introduction]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/DeWan/Rockefeller_Adv_Course_DeWan_pleiotropy_2022.pdf From Cross-Phenotype Associations to Pleiotropy in Human Genetic Studies]
===Suzanne Leal===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Leal/Data_qc.pdf Data Quality Control]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Leal/analysis_rare_variants.pdf Analysis of Rare Variants]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Leal/power_sample_sizes.pdf Power Analysis]
===Judy Matuk===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Matuk/Rockefeller_HSR%20Ethics%20and%20Regulations%20PPT_%20jm%201.11.2022.pdf The Ethics and Regulation of Human Subjects Research]
===Jurg Ott===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Ott/GenotypePatterns2022-01.pdf Assocaition Analysis of Genotype Patterns with Digenic Traits]
===Shamil Sunyaev===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Sunyaev/Rockefeller_complex_traits_2022.pptx Analysis of Complex Traits]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Sunyaev/Rockefeller_function_2022.pptx Functional Annotation of Coding and Non-coding Variants]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Sunyaev/Rockefeller_pop_gen_2022.pptx Population Genetics]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Sunyaev/Rockefeller_polygenic_2021.pptx Polygenic Risk Scores]
===Gao Wang===
====Lectures====
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Wang/Lecture_TWAS_methods.pdf PhenotypePrediction and Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Wang/Lecture_Multivariate_Analysis.pdf Multivariate Analysis in Genetic Association Studies]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Wang/Lecture_Linkage_Disequilibrium.pdf Linkage Disequilibrium in Genetic Association Studies]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Wang/Lecture_Functional_Annotation_Integration.pdf Integrating GWAS with Functional Annotations]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Wang/Lecture_Fine_Mapping_Basic.pdf Statistical Fine-Mapping in Genetic Association Studies]
*[https://statgen.us/files/2022/01/lectures/Wang/Lecture_Fine_Mapping_Summary_Stats.pdf Fine-Mapping with Summary Statistics: Current Methods and Practical Considerations]
''' This course is supported by funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute.'''