Institute for Mathematical Sciences Event Archive
Statistical Genomics
(1 - 28 June 2009)
Jointly organized with Department of Statistics and Applied Probability in celebration of 80th Anniversary of Faculty of Science
Organizing Committee · Confirmed Visitors · Overview · Activities · Venue · Funding for Young Scientists
Co-chairs
- Zehua Chen (National University of Singapore)
- Heping Zhang (Yale University)
Members
- Jiahua Chen (University of British Columbia)
- Mark Seielstad (Genome Institute of Singapore)
- David Siegmund (Stanford University)
The recent years have witnessed great
advances in molecular biology and related fields. The human
genome project, the microarray technology, the international
HapMap project, and so on, have greatly broadened the
frontier of genetic studies. The microarray technology has
made it possible to examine gene expression levels at the
genome scale, to study genome-wide DNA copy number changes,
to identify the binding targets of a transcription factor
under different conditions and so on. The availability of
millions of SNPs has made it feasible to carry out
genome-wide studies for disease gene mapping and
quantitative trait mapping. The proliferation of huge
amounts of data brought out by the new technologies is
changing the phase of almost all traditional areas of
genetic studies from genetics of experimental organisms to
human genetics. A new era of genetic studies has begun.
Statistics has been playing an important role from the
outset of genetic studies. With the mountainous amount of
data generated by the new technologies, statistics becomes
even more indispensable. The success in understanding the
data generated from genomic studies becomes more and more
dependent on the concerted effort among geneticists,
biologists, statisticians, mathematicians and other
scientists.
The new era of genomic studies has created great
opportunities and also posed enormous challenges. To face up
the challenges in synergy, it is of great interest to gather
together prominent geneticists, statistical geneticists and
the like to exchange their views and ideas on the ongoing
and future development of genomic studies. The program will
provide a platform for them to argue, to debate, and to
interact with each other. The program will also provide an
opportunity for young researchers and graduate students to
learn directly from the authorities of the field and to get
inspired for their further research.
The program will consist of two workshops, one on Gene
Mapping and the other on Genomic Profiling, and a graduate
summer school.
The workshop on Gene Mapping will cover topics such as
association studies (family and population based), linkage
analysis and admixture mapping, which involve both human
genetics and experimental genetics, and draw on recent
developments in population genetics.
The workshop on Genomic Profiling will cover topics such as
inherited copy number variation (CNV) and its role in
disease, somatic CNV in cancer genomics, motif detection,
expression analysis, eQTL mapping, comparative genomics,
origins of replication, epigenetic alternations, e.g.,
methylation and its role in cancer genomics, etc.
The summer school is intended for graduate students from
Singapore as well as overseas universities. It will provide
the students with basic training in statistical genetics as
well as in topics related to the workshops. It will engage
them in research through seminar talks and discussions with
the participants of the program. The summer school will be
conducted through tutorials, lectures and special seminars
as well as other activities.
Summer School application form is available in (MSWord|PDF|PS) format for download
Program Structure
The program will last for one month from 1 to 28 June, 2009.
The activities and schedule of the program are as follows:
- Week 1 (1 - 5 Jun): Tutorials and lectures for the summer school.
- Week 2 (8 - 12 Jun): Workshop on Gene Mapping and other activities for the summer school.
- Week 3 (15 - 19 Jun): Workshop on Genomic Profiling and other activities for the summer school.
- Week 4 (22 - 28 Jun): Free discussions among the participants.
Students and researchers who are interested in attending these activities and who do not require financial aid are requested to complete the online registration form.
The following do not need to register:
- Those invited to participate.
- Those applying for financial support.
The Institute for Mathematical Sciences invites applications for membership for participation in the above program. Limited funds to cover travel and living expenses are available to young scientists. Applications should be received at least three (3) months before the commencement of membership. Application form is available in (MSWord|PDF|PS) format for download.
Membership is closed.
More information is available by writing to:
Secretary
Institute for Mathematical Sciences
National University of Singapore
3 Prince George's Park
Singapore 118402
Republic of Singapore
or email to imssec(AT)nus.edu.sg.
For enquiries on scientific aspects of the program, please email Zehua Chen at stachenz(AT)nus.edu.sg.
Organizing Committee · Confirmed Visitors · Overview · Activities · Venue · Funding for Young Scientists
