We are pleased to invite you to attend the GENECO Molecular Phylogenetics Course at Lund University, 13-15 November 2019, led by Prof Niklas Wahlberg & Dr Jadranka Rota.
GENECO is the Graduate Research School in Genomic Ecology at Lund University (https://www.biology.lu.se/education/phd-studies/graduate-research-school-in-genomic-ecology).
This three-day course will provide an introduction to the fundamental principles of building phylogenies using molecular data, as well as the latest techniques and programs in this field. The aims of this course are to introduce the theory and practice of phylogenetic inference from molecular data and to provide an introduction to some of the most used methods and computer programs. The emphasis will be on model-based methods using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference, with a focus on DNA sequences as data. We will introduce programs such as IQTREE, MrBayes, as well as BEAST for timing of divergence analyses. The course will consist of lectures, demonstrations of computer programs, and independent projects on fully analysing an example dataset (either your own or given by the lecturer). The course is aimed at PhD students, but is also suitable for motivated masters students and researchers at any stage.
If you have any questions about the contents of the course please contact Niklas Wahlberg: niklas.wahlberg@biol.lu.se
Cost: GENECO PhD students and students/researchers enrolled at Lund University Faculty of Science free of charge. Others SEK 1500 + VAT.
The course is limited to 20 participants and the 'first come first served' principle will be applied.
Deadline for registration: 21 October 2019
The GENECO Steering Committee
-- Dr. Jessica K. Abbott Senior University Lecturer Department of Biology Section for Evolutionary Ecology Lund University Sölvegatan 37 223 62 Lund, Sweden Phone: 046 222 9304 Website: http://jessicakabbott.com "It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin, Descent of Man
