Atelier Sur Les Méthodes Statistiques Computationnelles En Génomique Et En Biologie Systémique 18-22 Avril 2011

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Atelier sur les méthodes statistiques computationnelles en génomique et en biologie systémique 18-22 avril 2011 Workshop on Computational Statistical Methods for Genomics and Systems Biology April 18-22, 2011 Centre de recherches mathematiques Université de Montréal, Canada Programme préliminaire / Tentative Programme 18 avril / April 18: Population Genetics 09:00-10:00 Registration and Breakfast 10:00-10:15 Welcome 10:15-11:15 Keynote Lecture 11:15-12:00 Invited Lecture 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-14:30 Keynote Lecture 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-15:45 Invited Lecture 15:45-16:45 Moderated Discussion Keynote Speakers: Peter Donnelly (Oxford University), Matthew Stephens (University of Chicago) Invited Speakers: Mark Beaumont (University of Reading), Vincent Plagnol (University of Cambridge) Discussion Leader: David Balding (University College) 19 avril / April 19: Genetic Epidemiology 09:00-10:00 Keynote Lecture 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:15 Invited Lecture 2011-02-14 11:15-12:00 Invited Lecture 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-14:30 Keynote Lecture 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-15:45 Invited Lecture 15:45-16:45 Moderated Discussion 17:00-19:00 Poster Session – Wine and Cheese Reception Keynote Speakers: Shelley Bull (University of Toronto), Elizabeth Thompson (University of Washington) Invited Speakers: Brad McNeney (Simon Fraser University), Mary-Sarah McPeek (University of Chicago), Ken Rice (University of Washington) Discussion Leader: Ellen Wijsman (University of Washington) 20 avril / April 20: Bayesian Methods in Genomics 09:00-10:00 Keynote Lecture 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:15 Invited Lecture 11:15-12:00 Invited Lecture 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-14:30 Keynote Lecture 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-15:45 Invited Lecture 15:45-16:45 Moderated Discussion Keynote Speakers: Chris Holmes (Oxford University), Sylvia Richardson (Imperial College) Invited Speakers: Mayetri Gupta (Boston University), Donatello Telesca (University of California, Los Angeles), Jon Wakefield (University of Washington) 2011-02-14 Discussion Leader: Dave Stephens (McGill University) 21 avril / April 21: Microarray Data and Networks 09:00-10:00 Keynote Lecture 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:15 Invited Lecture 11:15-12:00 Invited Lecture 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-14:30 Keynote Lecture 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-15:45 Invited Lecture 15:45-16:45 Moderated Discussion Keynote Speakers: Christina Kendziorski (University of Wisconsin), Jun Liu (Harvard University) Invited Speakers: Steve Horvath (University of California, Los Angeles), Michael Newton (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Ingo Ruczinski (Johns Hopkins University) Discussion Leader: Sandrine Dudoit (University of California, Berkeley) 22 avril / April 22: Computationnal Biology and New Technologies 09:00-10:00 Keynote Lecture 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:15 Invited Lecture 11:15-12:00 Invited Lecture 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-14:30 Keynote Lecture 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 2011-02-14 15:00-15:45 Invited Lecture 15:45-15:50 Final Words Keynote Speakers: Laurent Excoffier (University of Bern), Mark Segal (University of California, San Francisco) Invited Speakers: Jenny Bryan (University of British Columbia), Wolfgang Huber (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), Kun Liang (University of Wisconsin-Madison) 2011-02-14 .

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