Short Courses:
Schedules and Online Materials
Last updated: June 04, 2018 (01:27:28 PM on Monday)
QTL Mapping in Complex Pedigrees

Time: July 12-16, 2004
Location: Iowa State University
Lecturer: Dr. Rohan Fernando
Scopes: To introduce concepts and methods for mapping QTL in complex pedigrees.
Estimation of Variance Components in Animal Breeding

Time: July 19-23, 2004
Location: Iowa State University
Lecturer: Dr. Larry Schaeffer
Scopes: To convey the basic concepts for estimating variance components and genetic parameters in animal breeding data, using linear models.
NCBI PowerScripting

Time: October 20-22, 2004
Location: Lister Hill Center (Bldg 38A), NLM, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Lecturer: Andrei Gabrielian, Eric Sayers, and David Wheeler
Scopes: A 3-day course including both lectures and computer workshops on effectively using the NCBI E-utilities within scripts to automate search and retrieval operations across the entire suite of Entrez databases.
National Animal Breeding Seminar Series

Topic: Multiple Breed Genetic Evaluation
Times: Sept. 13, Sept. 20, Oct. 4, Oct. 18, 2004
Topic: Parent Identification through Commercial Ranch Evaluations
Times: Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, 2004
Method of delivery: Internet access, phone and computer
Deadline: September 1, 2004
Contact: John Pollak, ejp6@cornell.edu

Short course online materials

Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course 2003
Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course 2004
  1. Skills in Scientific Writing
  2. Mike Goddard Models and methods for genetic analysis in animal breeding
  3. Ben Hayes QTL mapping for practitioners, from linkage to gene

Links to short courses in the past:

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