| The
POOL Lab |
| Teaching: Population Genetics (Genetics 677 [Genetics 633 starting in 2014], Payseur and Pool) A course for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, focused on the interpretation of genetic variation in natural populations. Population genetics focuses on the interpretation of genetic variation in natural populations. We will examine fundamental models that link genetic variation to evolutionary and genetic processes (e.g. mutation, recombination, genetic drift, migration, and natural selection). We will discuss methods for measuring DNA variation, including the analysis of genome-scale data sets, and learn how these methods are applied in the current scientific literature. Students will gain computational skills as they learn how to use population genetic simulation programs and analyze the resulting data. Each student will also conduct a research project investigating a population genetic question of interest to him/her, and present the results as a scientific poster. Related courses: Evolutionary Genetics (Genetics 629, undergraduate, Doebley, Larget, and Payseur) Evolutionary Genomics (Genetics 677, undergrad/graduate, Gasch) Genomic and Proteomic Analysis (Genetics 677, undergraduate, Skop) Advanced Genomic and Proteomic Analysis (Genetics 875, graduate level, Gasch and Perna) Introductory (BMI 576, Roy) and Advanced (BMI 776) Bioinformatics (note pre-requisites) Proposed: Computational Evolutionary Genomics Lab An undergraduate course providing a first-hand introduction to computer programming and methods of analyzing genomic sequence data. Course materials will be hosted on this web site. Interested students should contact John Pool concerning the availability of this course. |