DIMACS Tutorial on Phylogenetic Trees and Rapidly Evolving Pathogens

June 19 - 20, 2006
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizer:

Katherine St. John, The City University of New York, stjohn@lehman.cuny.edu

DIMACS Workshop on Phylogenetic Trees and Rapidly Evolving Diseases, June 21 - 22, 2006.

DIMACS Working Group on Phylogenetic Trees and Rapidly Evolving Diseases II, June 23, 2006.

DIMACS Working Group on Phylogenetic Trees and Rapidly Evolving Diseases I, September 7 - 8, 2004.

Workshop Program:

Monday, June 19, 2006

The first day focuses on the basics of phylogenetic tree reconstruction:


 8:15 -  9:00 Breakfast and Registration

 9:00 -  9:10 Introductory Remarks
              Mel Janowitz, DIMACS Associate Director 

 9:10 - 10:10 Overview of Phylogenetic Tree Reconstruction
              Katherine St. John, City University of New York
                   
10:10 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 12:00 Parsimony Reconstruction of Phylogenetic Trees
              Trevor Bruen, McGill University

12:00 -  1:30 Lunch 

 1:30 -  3:00 Using Maximum Likelihood for Phylogenetic Tree Reconstruction
              Rachel Bevan, McGill University

 3:00 -  3:30 Break

 3:30 -  5:00 "Hands-on" Session: Using Current Software
              Katherine St. John, City University of New York
 
Tuesday, June 20, 2006

The second day covers more advanced topics:

 8:15 -  9:00 Breakfast and Registration

 9:00 -  9:15 Introductory Remarks

 9:15 - 11:45 Statistical Overview
              Alexei Drummond, University of Auckland

11:45 -  1:00 Lunch

 1:00 -  3:30 Tricks for trees: Having reconstructed trees, what can we do with them?
              Mike Steel, University of Canterbury

 3:15 -  3:30 Break

 3:30 -  5:00 "Hands-on" Session:  Real World Applications of Phylogenetic Techniques
              Katherine St. John, City University of New York

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