From arthurgc_2000 at yahoo.com Sun Feb 8 00:01:22 2009 From: arthurgc_2000 at yahoo.com (Arthur Centeno) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:01:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Ctc] Welcome to the Complex Trait Community Mailing List Message-ID: <625222.83638.qm@web53804.mail.re2.yahoo.com> The CTC (Complex Trait Community) is open to all those interested in or working on the identification of gene networks and allelic variants that modulate complex phenotypes in diverse environments (geneticists, molecular biologists, bioinformaticists, statisticians, modelers, computer scientists, etc.). * Discuss research plans and results. * Devise better ways to share resources. * Post questions and answers on particular technical problems pertaining to QTL mapping and complex trait analysis. * Announce and plan scientific meetings. * Share papers and preprints of broad interest. * Provide pointers and commentary on Internet resources. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://atlas.utmem.edu/pipermail/ctc/attachments/20090207/dc94cf55/attachment.html From arthurgc_2000 at yahoo.com Sun Feb 8 00:51:07 2009 From: arthurgc_2000 at yahoo.com (Arthur Centeno) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:51:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Ctc] Invitation to the CTC Meeting in Manchester 2nd to the 5th of May 2009 Message-ID: <707912.4410.qm@web53802.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Dear Collegues, We would like to invite you to participate in the CTC Meeting 2009 in Manchester, UK. You should register at http://www.flywings.org.uk/ctc09/index.htm The deadline for registration is 28th of February 2009. The deadline for abstracts is the 31st of March. The program will be online in the middle of April. The program of the meeting will be assembled from the abstracts submitted to the meeting. We will have the following key note speakers Diethard Tautz, Andy Brass and Paul Schoefield. The number of seats is limited to 100 participants. If you have questions or would like to suggest more keynote speakers or would like to sponsor the meeting, please contact Werner Muller at werner.muller at manchester.ac.uk. Looking forward to seeing you in Manchester in May 2009. Yours Werner M?ller, Christian Klingenberg and Joanne Pennock Rob Robert W. Williams, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Dunavant Chair, Department of Pediatrics University of Tennessee Health Science Center 855 Monroe Avenue Memphis TN 38163 rwilliam at nb.utmem.edu or labwilliams at gmail.com office: 901 448-7050 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://atlas.utmem.edu/pipermail/ctc/attachments/20090207/4cfcd864/attachment.html From acenteno at gmail.com Sun Feb 8 17:51:52 2009 From: acenteno at gmail.com (Arthur Centeno) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:51:52 -0600 Subject: [Ctc] CTC 2010 Message-ID: <964E3204-51A0-4D13-9520-3C3581AF59C2@gmail.com> In preparation for the 2010 CTC meeting in Chicago (http://www.choosechicago.com ) we are trying to choose a date between May 1 and June 30th. This brief survey collects information that will help us make that decision. It will take <1 minute to complete. Please do it right away! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=w6Y1cTTjvCfjVKYUWAsFAA_3d_3d Most Sincerely, Abraham A. 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From RSarver at ms.soph.uab.edu Tue Feb 17 12:56:10 2009 From: RSarver at ms.soph.uab.edu (Richard Sarver) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:56:10 -0600 Subject: [Ctc] CTC announcement - 2nd Annual NSF-funded Short Course on Statistical Genetics & Statistical Genomics Message-ID: <9A596E4B31E3C64C8B087DFA7AED155A0305F276@phealth1.soph.local> The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Section on Statistical Genetics is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual NSF-funded Short Course on Statistical Genetics & Statistical Genomics in Honolulu HI on Mon 7/13/2009 - Fri 7/17/2009. Focusing on the analysis of complex traits characterized by quantitative variation, this five-day course will offer an interactive program to enhance researchers' ability to understand & use statistical genetic methods, as well as implement & interpret sophisticated genetic analyses. Topics: Microarray, Image, GWAS, Pathway & Haplotype Analysis; TDT/PDT/FBAT; Structural Association Mapping; Multiple QTL Analysis & R/qtlbim; Bayesian model selection; Measuring fitness & detecting selection; Copy Number Variations; Proteomics; Integrative Biology Speakers: David Allison, Ph.D.; Hemant Tiwari, Ph.D.; L. Kelly Vaughan, Ph.D. Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D.; Warren J Ewens, Ph.D.; Soledad Fernandez, Ph.D.; Rebecka Jenny Jornsten, Ph.D.; Carl Langefeld, Ph.D; Kimberly F. Sellers, Ph.D.; Guilherme J. M. Rosa, Ph.D.; Bruce Walsh, Ph.D.; Brian Yandell, Ph.D. For more details & registration please see http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/nsfstatgen/nsfsecondannual. Funded by the National Science Foundation. With thanks, Richard F. Sarver Program Manager II UAB SOPH Department of Biostatistics Section on Statistical Genetics 1665 Univ Blvd, RPHB 414 Birmingham AL 35294-0022 205.975.9169 T 205.975.2541 F rsarver at uab.edu http://www.ssg.uab.edu From cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu Thu Feb 19 11:19:03 2009 From: cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu (Jim Cheverud) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:19:03 -0600 Subject: [Ctc] Postdoc position Message-ID: <05e201c992b6$2c489ff0$84d9dfd0$@wustl.edu> POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE MOUSE GENE MAPPING and QTL IDENTIFICATION for OBESITY and DIABETES Washington University School of Medicine A position is available for a postdoctoral research associate to work on the genetics of obesity, diabetes, and diet-specific gene effects in mice. We are currently fine-mapping QTLs affecting obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic syndrome traits to a sub-cM level in an advanced intercross of LG/J and SM/J mice. Positional candidate genes will be evaluated using bioinformatics, and sequence and expression polymorphisms. Transgenic and complementation tests will be performed for select positional candidate genes. We are especially interested in the context dependence of gene effects and the role of epistasis and genotype by environment interaction in the genetic architecture of complex traits. It is desirable that candidates have a familiarity with the molecular methods used in gene mapping studies, including development of genetic markers, primer design, sequence analysis, and gene expression studies using qPCR. The position is available immediately. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and their vitae to: James M. Cheverud Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA E-Mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:Cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu"Cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu Phone: 314-362-4188 FAX: 314-362-3446 AA/EOE M/F/D/V James M. Cheverud Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Box 8108 Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA Phone: 314-362-4188 FAX: 314-362-3446 E-mail: cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.11.1/1960 - Release Date: 2/19/2009 10:48 AM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://atlas.utmem.edu/pipermail/ctc/attachments/20090219/d371e91e/attachment.html From cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu Thu Feb 19 11:19:39 2009 From: cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu (Jim Cheverud) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:19:39 -0600 Subject: [Ctc] Postdoc position Message-ID: <05e701c992b6$420c8630$c6259290$@wustl.edu> POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE MOUSE GENE MAPPING of BONE MORPHOLOGY and BIOMECHINCS in relation to OBESITY Washington University School of Medicine A position is available for a postdoctoral research associate to work on the genetics of bone morphology and biomechanics in relation to obesity and leptin levels. We are currently fine-mapping QTLs affecting bone morphology and biomechanics to a sub-cM level in an advance intercross of LG/J and SM/J mice. Morphological measurements of long bones and vertebra will be collected from microCT scans and bones tested for their strength in response to controlled forces. Mapping analysis will identify small sets of positional candidate genes that will be evaluated using bioinformatics, and sequence and expression polymorphisms. Transgenic and complementation tests will be performed for select positional candidate genes. We are especially interested in the context dependence of gene effects and the role of epistasis and genotype by environment interaction in the genetic architecture of complex traits. It is desirable that candidates have some familiarity with bone biology and statistical analysis of gene mapping data. The position is available immediately. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and their vitae to: James M. Cheverud Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA E-Mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:Cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu"Cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu Phone: 314-362-4188 FAX: 314-362-3446 AA/EOE M/F/D/V James M. Cheverud Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Box 8108 Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA Phone: 314-362-4188 FAX: 314-362-3446 E-mail: cheverud at pcg.wustl.edu No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.11.1/1960 - Release Date: 2/19/2009 10:48 AM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://atlas.utmem.edu/pipermail/ctc/attachments/20090219/1afc85f8/attachment.html