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Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences fund, develop and deliver training and conferences that span basic research, cutting-edge biomedicine and the application of genomics in healthcare.

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NEW: Health Data Science

NEW: Health Data Science

11-12 June: This conference will bring together several disciplines with a common interest in applying innovative approaches and data analytics to improve population health and patient care, promote disease prevention and provide novel insights into disease pathways.

Deadlines: Abstracts 16 April | Registration 14 May

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Genetic Analysis of Mendelian and Complex Disorders

Genetic Analysis of Mendelian and Complex Disorders

17-23 July: This computational course is aimed at scientists actively involved in genetic analysis of either rare (Mendelian) or complex human traits who anticipate using state-of-the-art statistical analysis techniques on genetic data collected on related and unrelated individuals. The programme provides a comprehensive overview of the statistical methods currently used to map disease susceptibility genes in humans and non-model organisms.

Deadline: 16 April

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NEW: Evolution and Ecology of Cancer

NEW: Evolution and Ecology of Cancer

17-19 July: This new conference will discuss the evolution and ecology of cells in tumours, as well as the interaction of cancer with the evolution and ecology of organisms. The main focus of this year’s meeting is on Cooperation, Conflict and Parasitism, including cellular competition, multicellularity and mathematical models.

Deadlines: Early bird 23 April | Bursaries 7 May | Abstracts 21 May | Registration 18 June

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Multistudy Health Research: Optimising Standards and Information Sharing

Multistudy Health Research: Optimising Standards and Information Sharing

18-20 September: This new conference aims to optimise current and future multi-study integrative and comparative research involving longitudinal studies, and to increase international collaboration and data sharing, and improve methodological approaches for cross-national comparative research.

Deadlines: Early bird 18 June | Bursaries 25 June | Abstracts 9 July | Registration 13 August

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Full title: Exploring the ‘between’ spaces: the continuum from Mendelian to common disease, and the continuum from polygenic to multifactorial disease Lupski Lecture by Nancy Cox (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA) at Genomics of Rare Disease conference (27-29 March 2019).

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