Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology
| Dates: | 16 October 2013 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 17:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Institute of Population Health |
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| Who is it for: | Current University students, University staff |
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| Speaker: | Dr Vincent Plagnol, Dr Frank Dudbridge, Professor John Thompson |
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Host: Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Population Health
The Centre for Biostatistics at The University of Manchester and the Royal Statistical Society Manchester Local Group are organising the following seminar, which all are welcome to attend.
Theme: Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology
Programme:
14:00-14:50: Dr Frank Dudbridge, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Power and predictive accuracy of polygenic risk scores
14:50-15:40: Professor John Thompson, University of Leicester
Beyond Mendelian Randomization
15:40-16:00: Refreshments
16:00-16:50: Dr Vincent Plagnol, University College London
Bayesian test for co-localisation between pairs of genetic association studies using summary statistics
Registration: For refreshment purposes, to register for this free event please contact Wendy Lamb on wendy.j.lamb@manchester.ac.uk or +44 (0)161 275 5764
Speakers
Dr Vincent Plagnol
Organisation: University College London
Dr Frank Dudbridge
Organisation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor John Thompson
Organisation: University of Leicester
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