25 Feb

13h30 - 17h - Olivier François (Imag, Grenoble, France) - Inference of population structure and local adaptation using population genomic data

We will present a survey of methods that estimate population structure from multilocus genotypes, including recent developments based on machine learning techniques. We will also present new approaches to genome-wide ecological association studies, performing tests for association between genetic polymorphisms and ecological variables. We will show how the understanding of population structure helps to control the false discovery rate when using multiple tests. The practicals will be based on the R package LEA.