Statistical Genetics Workshop

November 29 - 29, 2006 / Guggenheim Building, Mayo Clinic
www.inforsense.com/statgenworkshop
The Workshop, co-chaired by Dr Jean-Pierre Kocher, Bioinformatics Core Director at the Mayo Clinic and Jonathan Sheldon, CSO at InforSense, will bring together leaders and practitioners in the statistical genetics arena to share case studies and best practices in this rapidly evolving field - from data cleaning to advanced statistical methods. The Agenda will feature presentations from key players in the field and an open panel discussion.

Location:	Guggenheim Building Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Event enquiries:	information@inforsense.com
Agenda:	Statistical Genetics Workshop Agenda
Register:	Register here to reserve your place and receive further information about the Statistical Genetics Workshop. The event opens with registration and coffee at 08:00am with the main sessions from 08:30-17:30.

Statistical Genetics Workshop - Wednesday, November 29 2006.

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Initial Registration

The Workshop, co-chaired by Dr Jean-Pierre Kocher, Bioinformatics Core Director at the Mayo Clinic and Jonathan Sheldon, CSO at InforSense, will bring together leaders and practitioners in the statistical genetics arena to share case studies and best practices in this rapidly evolving field - from data cleaning to advanced statistical methods.

The Agenda will feature presentations from key players in the field and an open panel discussion. Sessions will cover the Practical Challenge of Statistical Genetics, Statistical Methods and Data Cleaning.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr David Ross, Director Computational Biology, Celera
• Dr Jean-Pierre Kocher, Bioinformatics Core Director, Mayo Clinic
• Dr Jason Moore, Associate Professor of Genetics, Computational Genetics Laboratory, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• Ross Lazarus, Director of Bioinformatics, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
• Dr. Michael Eberle, Bioinformatics Staff Scientist, Illumina
• Kevin Jacobs, BioInformed Consulting Services, CGEMS Operational Lead, NCI Core Genotyping Facility
• Dr. Christopher Carlson, Assistant Member, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Dr. Sean Mooney, Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
  
• Simon Cawley, Associate Director, Algorithms & Data Analysis, Affymetrix
  

The event opens with registration and coffee at 08:00am with the main sessions from 08:30-17:30. All refreshments are included. To register for the Statistical Genetics Workshop and to receive further information click here