Dear colleagues,

Registration is open for the second edition of the course "Introduction
to Palaeogenomics".

Date and schedule: Online live sessions on the 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 
and 15th of May, from 16:00 to 20:30 (Madrid time zone).

Course Overview:

Ancient DNA (aDNA) research, defined as the retrieval and analysis of 
DNA sequences from various degraded biological materials, has been 
evolving as a research field for four decades. Through advances in DNA 
isolation and amplification techniques, sequencing technologies and data 
analysis pipelines, the field has revolutionized and transitioned to 
what we now know as palaeogenomics. DNA extracted from archaeological 
samples, and museum specimens has proven useful to study species and 
life on earth from the genomic perspective. It has made it possible to 
measure changes in genetic diversity through time, test hypotheses about 
the association of environmental phenomena and genetic changes in 
natural populations, and to resolve long-standing questions about the 
evolutionary relationships between species.

In a combination of interactive lectures and hands-on practical 
sessions, this course will provide a theoretical overview of molecular 
biology laboratory techniques for the retrieval of aDNA from ancient 
samples from different species and an introduction to the bioinformatic 
pipelines for the analysis of palaeogenomic data. Students will be 
introduced to the standard bioinformatic methods often used in 
palaeogenomic projects for the analysis of aDNA data from human and 
non-human samples. We will also review the history and developments of 
the field to understand how it came to be what it is today, and consider 
and discuss the practical problems of ancient DNA recovery, the 
theoretical problems associated with the interpretation of palaeogenomic 
data, and the ethical implications embedded in this type of research.

At the end of the course, students will have gained a general 
understanding of common key methods and tools used in palaeogenomics 
projects: from the basics in the field to the interpretation of the 
results, as well as ethical and responsibility aspects and implications 
of aDNA research.

For more information and registration: 
https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/introduction-to-palaeogenomics-concepts-methods-and-applications-of-ancient-dna-data/ 
or write to courses@transmittingscience.com

With best regards

Sole

Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD
Transmitting Science
www.transmittingscience.com

Twitter @SoleDeEsteban
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-0890

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