Programme
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Conference Themes
1. The Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits
Current understanding of the genetic control of complex trait variation - Genome-wide Association studies and beyond.
2. Evolutionary Biology
Selective forces on quantitative traits and the maintenance of variation.
3. Variation in the Genome
Sequence, structural and epigenetic variation and its phenotypic consequences.
4. Advances in Numerical Methods
Statistical, computational and modelling approaches for analysis and understanding of quantitative traits.
5. Opportunities from Technological Advances
Potential impact of the $1000 genome and other new methods and approaches on our understanding of quantitative variation.
6. Bridging the Genotype-Phenotype Gap
Networks and pathways connecting DNA variants to trait variation - approaches and models.
7. Environmental Interaction
Genetic interactions and covariation with the environment, in social groups and between species.
8. Genomic Information in Prediction
Prediction of disease risk and performance in humans, plants and animals and use in health care and plant and animal breeding.
9. Emerging Areas
New frontiers in research and late breaking results.