Mathematical, Statistical and Computational Aspects of the New Science of Metagenomics Cambridge University
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Metagenomics is the study of the total genomic content of microbial communities. In metagenomic studies, DNA material is sampled collectively from the microorganisms that populate the environment of interest (e.g. agricultural soil, ocean water, or the human gut). The extracted DNA sequences are subsequently used to profile the environment and its biodiversity, its dominant microbial classes or biological functions, and whether and how this profile differs from those of other environments. This research programme will bring together leading expertise in the multiple disciplines involved in metagenomics including mathematics, computer science, probability and statistics, biomedical research and biology.
Read more at http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/MTG/
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Inferring genotype-phenotype relationships from (meta-)genomes
McHardy, AC (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Thursday 27 March 2014, 09:30-10:30 -
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Modelling macroecological patterns: Neutral theory and beyond
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Cornell, S (University of Liverpool)
Tuesday 01 April 2014, 15:00-16:00 -
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Why mixture modelling?
Holmes, S (Stanford University)
Wednesday 02 April 2014, 15:00-16:30 -
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Lessons learned from operating a big metagenomics resource
Meyer, F (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
Monday 24 March 2014, 11:30-12:30 -
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Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) based methods for assembly and haplotype analysis
Durbin, R (Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK)
Tuesday 25 March 2014, 13:45-14:45 -
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Reasonable names and reasonable terms for Bacteria and Archaea
Garrity, GM (Michigan State University and NamesforLife, LLC)
Monday 24 March 2014, 13:45-14:45