The School aimed to provide a deeper knowledge of the methods that map genetic to phenotypic or environmental variation and their limitations, and to learn new approaches to analyze genomic data to detect the signature of selection on polygenic traits. We chose to provide a strong emphasis on the basic theory of quantitative and population genetics that underlies many of the approaches presented. The targeted audience was junior and confirmed researchers with an interest to learn how to analyse genomic data and to think about new ways of uncovering the genetic basis of complex traits in model and natural species.

We had a great turn up with about 50 participants, among them 29 PhD students (12 from LSZGS), 12 postdocs (3 from UZH), 2 assistant professors, and 4 research scientist. In total, 27 research institutions were represented from Greece to Finland, counting 13 different nationalities. Although the School was organized on three days only, we had a good mix of lectures and practical sessions. One feedback we had from the participants was about the unequal quality of the practicals that entirely depended on the invited speakers. More control over the content, and more time, would have helped ameliorate the hands-on sessions.

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Symposium on “Detecting the Genomic Signal of Polygenic Adaptation and the Role of Epistasis in Evolution”: 31 August - 1 September 2017

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