Symposium: Molecular and Mathematical Approaches to Genealogical Analysis and Strain Indentification

随着用于遗传分析的现代分子方法的出现，研究种群遗传结构的更精细方面已经成为可能。这些发展促进了对种群谱系结构的研究以及对具有混合遗传背景的种群组成的调查的相当大的发展。这两个领域的研究基于共同的分子和统计工具，但在很大程度上是相互孤立地发展起来的。拟议的研讨会将为介绍、比较和讨论目前可用于系谱分析和品系鉴定的各种方法提供一个论坛。参与者是从国家人才库中抽取的，诉讼过程也将在国家一级进行宣传。这次研讨会将以一种肯定会产生有益互动的方式将不同相关领域的科学领袖聚集在一起，这可能会带来富有成效的未来合作。最后，这次研讨会的组织方式将鼓励研究生出席，使处于成长阶段的人们有机会直接从这次会议产生的智力协同中受益。

With the advent of modern molecular methods for genetic analysis, it has become feasible to study ever more refined aspects of the genetic structure of populations. The developments have stimulated considerable growth in studies of the genealogical structure of populations, as well as investigation into the composition of populations of mixed genetic background. These two fields of study are based on common molecular and statistical tools, but have largely been developed in isolation from one another. The proposed symposium will provide a forum for presentation, comparison, and discussion of the various approaches currently available for genealogical analysis and strain identification. Participants have been drawn from a national pool, and the proceeding will be publicized on a national level as well. This symposium will bring together scientific leaders in various related areas in a way that is certain to generate useful interaction, and that could give rise to fruitful future collaborations. Finally, this symposium is being structured in a way that will encourage attendance by graduate students, so that people in their formative stages will have the opportunity to benefit directly from the intellectual synergism that will arise from this meeting.