The third DIPnet workshop on Applied Population Genetics and Marine Conservation was held at the Stellenbosch University in South Africa June 25-30, 2017
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Instructors | |
| Michelle Gaither | University of Central Florida |
| Eric Crandall | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Oscar Gaggiotti | University of Saint Andrews |
| Eric Treml | University of Melbourne |
| Maria Beger | Leeds University |
| Sophie vdH | Stellenbosch University |
| Students | |
| Dimitri Veldkornet | University of the Western Cape |
| Catherine Brown | University of the Western Cape |
| Romina Henriques | Stellenbosch University |
| Melissa Schulze | Stellenbosch University |
| Lisa Mertens | Stellenbosch University |
| Jyothi Kara | Stellenbosch University |
| Molly Czachur | Stellenbosch University |
| Olivier Pasnin | Stellenbosch University |
| Nikki Phair | Stellenbosch University |
| Annalyn Roberts | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Julian Joseph Quilatan | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Gavin Gouws | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity |
| Tirupathi Rao Golla | University of Johannesburg |
| Ayanda Zide | University of the Western Cape |
| Alessia Dinoi | University of Johannesburg |
| Eugin Bornman | Nelson Mandela University |
| Louisa Wood | Stellenbosch University |
| Debbie Du Preez | Nelson Mandela University |
| Robert Pienaar | Rhodes University |
| Kelvin Hull | Stellenbosch University |
| Anthony Otigbu | Fort Hare |
| Siviwe Elvis | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Arsalan Emami-Khoyi | University of Johannesburg |
| Maggie Reddy | University of Cape Town |
| Kerry Etsebeth | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Brent Chiazzari | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Sipho Mkhize | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Dave Pearton | Oceanographic Research Institute |
| Katie Gledhill | Stellenbosch University |
| Paula Pattrick | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity |
| Fatuma Mzingwira | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute |
| Alvaro Vetina | Mozambique University |
| Ria Rassool | University of KwaZulu-Natal-Westville |
| Sheena Talma | Rhodes University |
| Michaela van Staden | Stellenbosch University |
| Hameed Stima | University of Tanzania |
| Veronica Kaleinasho | University of Namibia |
| Levy Otwoma | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute |
| Oocheetsing Sadasing | University of Mozambique |
| Hilkka Ndjaula | University of Namibia |
| Erica Nielsen | Stellenbosch University |
Agenda
| Saturday
24 June |
– Participants arrive, check into accommodation
– Workshop setup |
| Sunday
25 June |
Fundamentals of Population Genetics
9:00-9:20 Opening remarks 9:20 Lecture: What is a population? Populations as the unit of evolution 10:30-Break 10:45 Lecture: The four pillars of Population Genetics: mutation, gene flow, drift and selection 12:00 Lunch 12:45 Lecture: Genetic diversity: what is it and why does it matter? 14:00 Lecture: The neutrality hypothesis: neutral vs selective forces 15:00 break 15:15 Lecture: What is a genetic marker? Types of markers and their use 16:30 finished |
| Monday
26 June |
9:00 DIPnet Course Welcome (Crandall/von der Heyden)
9:15 Overview of DIPnet (Crandall) 9:45 Introductions 10:30 Break 10:45 Lab: Introduction to the Unix command line and R for use in Bioinformatics (Crandall) 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Lab: continued 15:00 Break 15:30 Lab: continued 17:00 Lab finished |
| Tuesday
27 June |
9:00 Lecture: Introduction to QGIS/GIS (Treml)
9:45 Lab: Intro to QGIS/GIS (Treml) 10:30 Break 10:45 Lab: Continued 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Lab: Continued 15:00 Break 15:30 Lab: Continued 17:00 Lab finished |
| Wednesday
28 June |
9:00 Lecture: Introduction to Next-Gen sequencing and RADSeq (Gaither)
10:30 Break 10:45 Lab: RADSeq data analysis tutorial (Gaither) 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Lab: Continued 15:00 Break 15:30 Lab: Continued 17:00 Lab finished 18:00 Group Dinner, location yet to be determined |
Agenda (subject to change as the workshop unfolds):
| Thursday
29 June |
9:00 Lecture: Introduction to population analysis
10:30 Break 10:45 Lab: Introduction to Adegenet/Picante/BayesScan/Env (Gagiotti) 12:00 Lunch 13:15 Lab: Continued 15:00 Break 15:30 Lab: Continued 17:00 Lab finished |
| Friday
30 June |
9:00 Lecture: Introduction to spatial analysis and conservation
10:30 Break 10:45 Lab/Demonstration: Marxan (Beger/Nielsen) 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Lab: Continued 15:00 Break 15:30 Lab: Continued 17:00 Meeting closes |
| Saturday
1 July |
– Departure
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