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We are happy to announce that registration is now open for the
June 2020 edition of our summer school "Taming the BEAST".<br>
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Phylogenetics and phylodynamics are central topics in modern
biology. Phylogenetic inferences reconstruct the evolutionary
relationships between organisms, whereas phylodynamic
inferences reveal the dynamics that lead to the observed
relationships. These two fields have many practical
applications in disciplines such as epidemiology,
developmental biology, paleontology, ecology and even
linguistics. However, phylogenetics and phylodynamics are
complex and fast-evolving fields. As such, inference tools are
not easily accessible to researchers who are not from a
computational background.<br>
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Taming the BEAST is a summer school focusing on the BEAST2
software and consisting of a mix of invited talks, lectures
and hands-on tutorials by leading and renowned experts in the
field (including several of the core developers of BEAST2).
The aim of this summer school is to equip participants with
the skills necessary to confidently perform their own
phylogenetic and phylodynamic inferences in Bayesian settings,
while providing them with a firm grasp of the theory behind
those inferences. Participants are also highly encouraged to
bring their own datasets along and to engage with the
organisers and speakers to address any problems specific to
their own datasets/analyses.<br>
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. We welcome applications from
graduate students and early-career scientists in the life
sciences. Preference will be given to applicants who are not
from a computational background and applicants who have
already collected/assembled a dataset that they need to
analyze.<br>
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Invited speakers:<br>
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Alexei Drummond (University of Auckland)<br>
Tanja Stadler (ETH Zurich)<br>
Remco Bouckaert (University of Auckland)<br>
Denise Kuehnert (Max Planck Institute)<br>
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Dates: May 31 to June 5, 2020 (Deadline for registration is
March 1).<br>
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Place: Oberägeri, Switzerland<br>
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Registration Fee: 900 CHF (Registration fee includes
accommodation and meals).<br>
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For more information please visit the summer school website: <a
href="https://www.bsse.ethz.ch/cevo/taming-the-beast/overview-2020.html"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.bsse.ethz.ch/cevo/taming-the-beast/overview-2020.html</a><br>
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For information on previous workshop programs, tutorials etc.
please visit <a href="https://taming-the-beast.org"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://taming-the-beast.org</a>.<br>
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We hope to see you there,<br>
the Taming the BEAST organising team </div>
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<pre cols="72">Denise Kühnert
tide group leader
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Kahlaische Straße 10
07745 JENA
Germany
<a href="http://www.shh.mpg.de/tide" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.shh.mpg.de/tide</a>
Phone: +49 (0)3641-686-830</pre>
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