"Advances in DNA taxonomy" Instructors - Prof. Ziheng Yang and Dr. Diego Fontaneto This course will run from 8th – 11th August 2016 at SCENE Field Station, Loch Lomond national park, Scotland http://prstatistics.com/course/advances-in-dna-taxonomy-dntx/ Course content is as follows Day 1 • Introduction to DNA taxonomy • The applied ecological approach and the theoretical evolutionary approach. • What is needed to perform DNA taxonomy. • How to get data. • Phylogenetic reconstruction using distance-based and parsimony methods. • Introduction on NJ, UPGMA, parsimony; when and why they can be used for DNA taxonomy. • Computer practical. Day 2 • Phylogenetic reconstructions • Using Maximum Likelihood with computer practical on Maximum Likelihood. • Using Bayesian Inference with computer practical on Bayesian Inference. Day 3 • Single-locus DNA taxonomy. • Most commonly used methods Rationale and use for fixed threshold, ABGD, K/theta, PTP, GMYC with computer practicals. • Other methods, Haplowebs, bGMYC, etc. with computer practicals Day 4 • Multi-locus DNA taxonomy with computer practicals Please email any inquiries to oliverhooker@prstatistics.com or visit our website www.prstatistics.com Please feel free to distribute this material anywhere you feel is suitable Upcoming courses - email for details oliverhooker@prstatistics.com ADVACNING IN STATISTICAL MODELLING USING R (May) TIME SERIES MODELS FOR ECOLOGISTS AND CLIMATOLOGISTS USING R (May) INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (May) GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (August) BIOINFORMATICS USING LINUX (August) INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL MODELLING (August) PHYLOGENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (October) MODEL BASED MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R (October) LANDSCAPE (POPULATION) GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (October) APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (October) Dates still to be confirmed - email for details oliverhooker@prstatistics.com STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR USING R INTRODUCTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS Oliver Hooker PR Statistics -- Oliver Hooker PR statistics 3/1 128 Brunswick Street Glasgow G1 1TF +44 (0) 7966500340 www.prstatistics.com www.prstatistics.com/organiser/oliver-hooker/