Schedule of lectures

STAT/BIOSTAT 550 A: Spring 2013

THIS SCHEDULE IS PRELIMINARY, AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

8:30-9:20
Date
Topic
References and remarks
Monday, April 1
8.30-9.20
1.1 Mendel's laws.
1.1 Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
1.1 Meiosis and Recombination
Background on Genetics
Background on likelihood
Homework 1 (due 4/5/2013))
Chap 1.1 to 1.4 (posted 3/31/2013)
Wednesday, April 3
8.30-9:20
1.2 Allele and genotype frequencies;
1.2 Estimating frequencies
1.2 Population subdivision.
Friday, April 5
8.30-9:20
Computing setup; getting started;
Homework 1 discussion
Some computing/software info
Homework 1 due
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Monday, April 8
8.30-9.20
1.2.5 Another estimation example
1.3 Testing HWE
1.3 Testing the ABO blood groups
Chap 1.5 to 1.6 (posted 4/07/2013)
Biblio to date-- will get updated
Homework 2 (due 4/12/2013))
Wednesday, April 10
8.30-9:20
1.4 Gene counting and the EM algorithm Qian to summarize 1.1 and 1.2.
Friday, April 12
8.30-9:20
Homework 2 discussion;
More on computing/software.
Homework 2 due
Computing on statgen.stat.washington.edu
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Monday, April 15
8.30-9.20
1.5 Haplotypes and Phasing. Homework 3 (due 4/19/2013))
Lab 1 (due 4/19/2013)
Stephens' ppt on Clark
Wednesday, April 17
8.30-9:20
1.6 Linkage disequilibrium.
2.1 Defining pedigrees
Seely to summarize, 1.3 and 1.4.
Chap 2.1 to 2.2 (updated April 21)
Friday, April 19
8.30-9:20
2.1 A bit more on pedigrees
Lab 1 and Homework 3 discussion.
Homework 3 and Lab 1 due
From Mohamad, on question 3 of the
homework: Likelihood vs q1 & q4.
and Likelihood vs q1 & q2.
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Monday, April 22
8.30-9.20
2.1 Pedigrees and relationships
2.2 Gene identity by descent (ibd)
No homework this week.
Lab 2 (due 4/26/2013)
Additional Pedfiddler information
Wednesday, April 24
8.30-9:20
2.2 Gene identity by descent (ibd)
2.3 ibd of more than two genes
Alice to summarize 1.5, 1.6
See under April 17 for updated 2.1,2.2 notes.
Chap 2.3 to 2.4 (May 1)
Friday, April 26
8.30-9:20
Discussion of Lab 2 and more from homework 3. Hutterite pedigrees. Lab 2 due
April 26 slides
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Monday, April 29
8.30-9.20
2.3 IBD in pairs of non-inbred relatives Homework 4 Due Friday May 3.
Wednesday, May 1
8.30-9:20
2.4 Probabilities of data on relatives. Alex to summarize 2.1, 2.2
Note on the COGA study
Lab 3 (due 5/10/2013)
Friday, May 3
8.30-9:20
Finish up section 2.4; Discuss Hwk 4.
Reference on power to detect LD
Chap 2.3 to 2.4 (Updated May 1)
Homework 4 due.
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Monday, May 6
8.30-9.20
3.1 Linkage, recombination and genetic maps. Chap 3.1 to 3.2 (Posted May 5; updated)
Homework 5 Due Friday May 10. (posted May 1).
Wednesday, May 8
8.30-9:20
3.2.1-4 Likelihoods for linkage: the lod score. Sen to summarize 2.3, 2.4
Friday, May 10
8.30-9:20
Lab 3 and Homework 5 due.
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Monday, May 13
8.30-9.20
3.2 ctd., 3.3: Designs for testing for linkage Chap 3.3 (Posted May 12)
Homework 6 Due Friday May 17. (posted May 9).
Project info.
Lab 4 (posted May 16: due May 24)
Wednesday, May 15
8.30-9:20
3.3 ctd; Power and sample size
3.4 Two-locus ibd
Robin to summarize 3.1, 3.2.1-4
Chap 3.3,3.4 (Posted May 14)
Friday, May 17
8.30-9:20
Homework 6 discussion
3.4 Example of 2 sibs with putative aunt/half-sib/niece.
Homework 6 due.
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Monday, May 20 3.5 Homozygosity mapping Chap 3.3-3.5 (Updated May 19,21)
Project and Papers update.
Wednesday, May 22
8.30-9:20
3.5 Final bits
4.1 Multilocus meiosis
Aaron to summarize, 3.3, 3.4
Chap 4.1,4.2 (Posted May 21,23)
Friday, May 24
8.30-9:20
Discussion of Lab-4. Lab 4 due.
(No Homework)
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Monday, May 27
HOLIDAY: MEMORIAL DAY Homework 7 Due Monday June 3. (posted May 23).
Lab 5 Due Friday June 7. (Posted May 26).
Wednesday, May 29
8.30-9:20
4.2 If we could observe inheritance ....
4.3 Summing over unobserved inheritance
(Sandrine to summarize, 3.5, 4.1)
Chap 4.3, 4.4 (Posted May 27)
Papers: final list (almost).
Friday, May 31
8.30-9:20
4.4 Monte Carlo versions of the HMM (Baum) algorithm. Homework 7 due on Monday June 3.
Student evaluations.
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Monday, June 3
8.30-9.20
Homework 7.
4.5 Summing over genotypes on large pedigrees
Homework 7 due.
Chap 4.5, 4.6 (Posted Jun 4)
Wednesday, June 5
8.30-9:20
4.5 Large pedigrees ctd; SIMLINK
4.6 Monte Carlo estimation and MCMC.
Michael to summarize, 4.2,4.3
Friday, June 7
8.30-9:20
4.6 Final comments and updates
Lab 5 discussion.
Lab 5 due.
Chap 4.5, 4.6 and bibliography (Updated Jun 6)
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EXAMS WEEK, June 10-14 Projects due. : late projects ok, but you must let me know, and class grade will almost certainly be delayed. Projects due June 11, hard copy (PDLFD B313) or electronic (PDF much preferred) no later than 5:00 p.m., as I leave then for travel to a meeting.
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