[R-sig-eco] Few places left on our stats course "Genetic data analysis/exploration using R"

[Oliver Hooker]

We still have a few places left on our stats course "Genetic data 
analysis/exploration using R"

Delivered by Dr. Thibaut Jombart

http://prstatistics.com/course/genetic-data-analysis-using-r-gdar/

This course will run from 16th – 20th August, Millport Field Station, 
Ilse of Cumbrae, Scotland

This course will provide an extensive overview of exploratory methods 
for the analysis of genetic data using the R software and aim to equip 
participants with powerful resources for tackling increasingly common 
challenges in genetic data analysis.

The course is aimed at PhD students, research postgraduates, and 
practicing academics as well as persons in industry working with genetic 
data in fields such as molecular ecology, evolutionary biology, and 
phylogenetics. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to 
various statistical approaches for the analysis of genetic data.

Course content is as follows
Day 1 Introduction to phylogenetic reconstruction
•	Lecture 1a: Reconstructing phylogenies from genetic sequence data. 
Three main approaches covered: distance-based phylogenies; maximum 
parsimony; and likelihood-based approaches.
•	Lecture 1b: Short R refresher.
•	Practical 1: Phylogenetic reconstruction using R. Three main 
approaches plus rooting a tree; assessing/testing for a molecular clock; 
and bootstrapping.
Main packages: ape, phangorn.

Day 2 Introduction to multivariate analysis of genetic data
•	Lecture 2: Key concepts in multivariate analysis. Focus on using 
factorial methods for genetic data analysis.
•	Practical 2: Basics of multivariate analysis of genetic data in R. 
Topics include: data handling, population genetic tests of population 
structure (PCA, PCoA).
Main packages: adegenet, ade4, ape.

Day 3 Exploring group diversity
•	Lecture 3: Approaches to identifying and describing genetic 
clusters. Topics include:   hierarchical clustering, K-means, 
population-level multivariate analysis (between-group-PCA, DA, DAPC).
•	Practical 3: Applying the approaches covered in morning lecture and 
emphasising their strengths and weaknesses.
Main packages: adegenet, ade4.

Day 4 Spatial genetic structure
•	Lecture 4: Discussing the origin and significance of spatial genetic 
patterns, and how to test or them.
•	Practical 4: Visualising and analysing spatial genetic data. Topics: 
spatial density estimates, Moran/Mantel tests, mapping principal 
components in PCA, spatial PCA.
•	Main packages: adegenet, glmnet.
Main packages: adegenet, glmnet.

Day 5 Using R for reproducible science
•	Lecture 5: Using R for reproducible science.
•	Practical 5: Practical session based on morning lecture
•	Main packages: knitr, Sweave, rmarkdown
•	Option to discuss own data (time permitting)

Please email any inquiries to oliverhooker at prstatistics.com or visit our 
website www.prstatistics.com

Please feel free to distribute this material anywhere you feel is 
suitable

Upcoming courses - email for details oliverhooker at prstatistics.com
1.	INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS USING LINUX (August)
2.	INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL MODELLING (August)
3.	INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (October)
4.	LANDSCAPE (POPULATION) GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (October)
5.	APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS 
(October)
6.	PHYLOGENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (October/November)
7.	SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGIC AL DATA USING R (November)
8.	ADVANCING IN STATISTICAL MODELLING USING R (December)
9.	MODEL BASED MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R 
(January)
10.	NETWORK ANAYLSIS FOR ECOLOGISTS USING R (March)
11.	INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS USING R (June)

Dates still to be confirmed - email for details 
oliverhooker at prstatistics.com
•	STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR USING R
•	INTRODUCTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS
•	BIOINFORMATICS FOR GENETICISTS AND BIOLOGISTS

Oliver Hooker
PR statistics

3/1
128 Brunswick Street
Glasgow
G1 1TF

+44 (0) 7966500340

www.prstatistics.com
www.prstatistics.com/organiser/oliver-hooker/

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Oliver Hooker
PR statistics

3/1
128 Brunswick Street
Glasgow
G1 1TF

+44 (0) 7966500340

www.prstatistics.com
www.prstatistics.com/organiser/oliver-hooker/