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Genome Wide Association Studies, Quality Control and Family based analysis
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Slides , Solutions
Course Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2017
Year latest update: 2017

Description:
The post-genomic era has been characterized by the rapid advance of genotyping technology resulting in a wealth of new, high-quality data that may hold promise for the further elucidation of genetic factors underlying complex disease. Without the proper tools and methods, the ultimate utility of such rich data may be limited in scope as the field…

H3ABioNet Data Support Workshop - 8th H3Africa Meeting
Material type: Slides
Course Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2016
Year latest update: 2016

Description:
This interactive workshop will provide an overview of data management, analysis and submission for H3Africa projects. It also provides an opportunity for Data Support Working Group members, who represent the H3Africa projects to engage with H3ABioNet and discuss their needs.

Medical population genetics and GWAS for complex diseases 19th April - 24th April, 2015
Material type: Exercises , Slides , Tutorial
Course Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2015
Year latest update: 2014

Description:
The workshop was split into two tracks:

1) An introductory track that will cover fundamental assumptions, showcase recent successes and discuss limitations of current GWAS approaches in the field of complex diseases, particularly in the case of African populations with known low linkage disequilibrium (LD). It will also provide a ‘…

Covenant University GWAS workshop for complex diseases 2015
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Slides , Tutorial
Course Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2015
Year latest update: 2015

Description:
This workshop provides an overview of medical population genetics, PLINK and basic statistics and practicals in order to build a foundational knowledgebase for genome wide association testing. The workshop will consist of a series of theory lectures and a “hands on” practical lab session at the end.