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- Course: Introduction to Phylogenomics: Challenges and Opportunities
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas
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- Course: Introduction to Phylogenomics: Challenges and Opportunities
This course aims to provide an overview of the theory and methods of phylogenomics. The professor who will teach the course is the director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University and has extensive experience in phylogenomic analysis in diverse invertebrate lineages.
Lectures will be given on all the thematic contents of the course through oral presentations in which students will be encouraged to actively discuss.
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General aim:
To introduce students to the basic theoretical and methodological principles of phylogenomics, using analyses of various invertebrate groups as case studies.Specific aims:
- To know the basic theoretical principles of phylogenomics.
- To understand the basic principles for the design of a phylogenomic study.
- To know the most recent phylogenomic hypotheses of selected invertebrate groups and the future challenges of phylogenomics.
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Who should attend? Open or Close
Professionals, researchers or undergraduate and graduate students in biological and related sciences with basic knowledge in systematics and molecular evolution.
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Day 1
Morning: Introduction to phylogenomics: concepts.
Afternoon. Design of a phylogenomic study / Biological questions / Technical questions: What data are suitable for our biological question? Are genomes available? How should we process and analyze our data? What biases may affect our inferences? Best practices.Day 2
Morning: Case studies using invertebrates as a model: problems and lessons learned.
Afternoon: Case studies using arthropods as a model: problems and lessons learned.
Payment deadline: July 25th 20235
Price: 160.000 COP
Registration deadline: July 15 th 2023
Modality: in-person
Enrollment limit: 40 students
Intensidad horaria: 12 horas presenciales
Date & time: Monday 14 th August 2023 – Tuesday 15 th August 2023
- Morning session: 9:00-12:00
- Afternoon session: 14:00-17:00
Teachers: Dr. Gonzalo Giribet (Harvard University)
Organizer: Oficina de Extensión and Dr. Jimmy Cabra (Profesor Departamento de Biología)
Certificate: The University will award a certificate of participation to students who complete at least 90% of the scheduled hours.
Language: Spanish. Nevertheless, additional explanations could be done in English and the slides will be in English.
Where: Auditorio Ángel Zapata. Biblioteca Central “Mario Carvajal”. Universidad del Valle. Cali. Colombia.
The start of the course is guaranteed if the minimum number of enrolled students is met.
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