Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics (A Series of Three-Day Workshops at North Carolina State University)

[9900388]这笔拨款是为北卡罗来纳州立大学统计遗传学年度暑期研究所提供的。该研究所包括一系列为期三天的讲习班，提供对遗传数据进行统计分析方法的密集培训。它主要针对希望学习统计方法的遗传学家，但也吸引了一些希望学习遗传应用的统计学家。这些课程由北卡罗来纳州立大学和其他机构的教师授课，吸引了全球约200名参与者。这些资金将用于学生奖学金。随着基因组科学的快速发展，在很大程度上由于人类基因组计划，积累了大量的遗传数据。这些数据将有助于对进化过程、鉴定影响人类疾病的基因和驯化物种中具有经济重要性的特征的手段以及鉴定法医、濒危物种和品种保护方面的个体的手段有新的认识。这些数据都需要适当的统计分析，以便提取最多的信息，但统计遗传学的培训并不构成大多数大学课程的一部分。暑期学院汇集了世界权威，他们既可以涵盖其专业的基本要素，又可以描述新的方法。

9900388WeirThis grant is for the annual Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics at North Carolina State University. The Institute consists of a series of three-day workshops offering intense training in the methods for performing statistical analyses of genetic data. It is aimed primarily at geneticists wishing to learn statistical methodology, but also attracts some statisticians wishing to learn about genetic applications. The courses are taught by faculty drawn from NC State University and other institutions, and attracts about 200 participants worldwide. These funds will be used for student scholarships.With the rapid progress in genomic science, due in large part to the Human Genome Project, there is accumulating a vast amount of genetic data. These data will allow for a new understanding of the processes of evolution, of the means for identifying genes that affect human diseases and traits of economic importance in domesticated species, and of the means for identifying individuals in forensic, endangered species and varietal protection contexts. These data all require appropriate statistical analyses in order to extract the most information, but training in statistical genetics does not form part of most university curricula. The Summer Institute brings together world authorities who can both cover the basic elements of their specialties and can describe new methods.