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Webinar Series - Quantitative Genetics Tools for Mapping Trait Variation to Mechanisms, Therapeutics, and Interventions

The NIDA Center of Excellence in Omics, Systems Genetics, and the Addictome has put together a webinar series, Quantitative Genetics Tools for Mapping Trait Variation to Mechanisms, Therapeutics, and Interventions. The goal of this series is to transverse the path from trait variance to QTL to gene variant to molecular networks to mechanisms to therapeutic and interventions. The target audience for this series are those new to the field of quantitative genetics, so please pass this information on to your trainees or colleagues.

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Title/Description	Presentation
Webinar #01 - Introduction to Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis + Friday, May 8th, 2020 + 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + Goals of this webinar (trait variance to QTL): + + Define quantitative trait locus (QTL) + Explain how genome scans can help find QTL + + Presented by: +Dr. Saunak Sen +Professor and Chief of Biostatistics +Department of Preventative Medicine +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + + Link to course material +	+
Webinar #02 - Mapping Addiction and Behavioral Traits and Getting at Causal Gene Variants with GeneNetwork + Friday, May 22nd. 2020 + 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + + Goals of this webinar (QTL to gene variant): + + Demonstrate mapping a quantitative trait using GeneNetwork (GN) + Explore GN tools to identify genes and genetics variants related to a QTL + + Presented by: +Dr. Rob Williams +Professor and Chair +Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + Link to course material +
Webinar #03 - Introduction to expression (e)QTL and their role in connecting QTL to genes and molecular networks + Friday, June 12, 2020 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + + Goals of this webinar (QTL to gene/molecular networks): + + Define eQTL + Examine the role of eQTL in the relationship of genes and molecular networks with phenotypic QTL + eQTL for co-expression networks + + Presented by: +Dr. Laura Saba +Associate Professor +Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences +University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus + +Webinar flyer (pdf) +Link to course material +
Webinar #04 - From Candidate Genes to Causal Variants—Strategies for and Examples of Identifying Genes and Sequence Variants in Rodent Populations + Friday, June 26, 2020 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + + Goals of this webinar (candidate genes to causal variants): + + To understand when it is practical or (just as often) not practical to try to "clone" the gene or nucleotide variant modulating trait variants + + To understand that defining the crucial causal nucleotide variant is usually a bonus and often not for the translational or even mechanistic utility of discoveries. + + To review new sequence-based methods to identify common and rare variants—the reduced complexity cross and epoch-effects in reference populations + + + Presented by: +Dr. Rob Williams +Professor and Chair +Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + + + +Link to course material +Link to course material in powerpoint pptx: [P30_Webinar_on_QTGenes_26Jun2020v3.pptx] +
Webinar #05 - Identifying genes from QTL using RNA expression and the PhenoGen website (http://phenogen.org) + Friday, August 28, 2020 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT +1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar (candidate genes to causal variants): + Demonstrate how to use the PhenoGen website to identify transcripts: + + Physically located within a QTL + Physically located within a QTL and expressed in brain + With a brain cis eQTL within the QTL + With any brain eQTL within the QTL + Within a co-expression network controlled from the same region as the QTL + + Presented by: +Dr. Laura Saba +Associate Professor +Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences +University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus + + +Link to course material +
Webinar #06 - Sex as a Biological Covariate in QTL Studies + Friday, September 11th, 2020 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT +1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar (trait variance to QTL): + + + Review QTL mapping + Understand the role of sex in QTL study design + Use sex as a covariate in QTL analysis + Understand X chromosome segregation in crosses + Make adjustments for X chromosome in QTL analysis + + Presented by: +Dr. Saunak Sen +Professor and Chief of Biostatistics +Department of Preventative Medicine +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + Link to course material +
Webinar #07 - Introduction to Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis + Friday, September 25th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT +1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar (molecular networks): + + Introduction and motivation for co-expression network analysis + Basics of weighted gene co-expression network analysis + Step-by-step guide to WGCNA using the wgcna package in R. + + Background reading available at: http://bit.ly/osga_wgcna + Presented by: +Dr. Laura Saba +Associate Professor +Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences +University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus + Link to course material +
Webinar #08 - Using genetic and non-genetic covariates in QTL studies + Friday, October 9th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT +1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar (quantitative trait to genetic loci): + + Identify covariates and mediators in QTL studies + Adjust for covariates in QTL scans + Review genetic relatedness in segregating populations + Adjust for genetic relatedness using linear mixed models + + + Presented by: +Dr. Saunak Sen +Professor and Chief of Biostatistics +Department of Preventative Medicine +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + Link to course material
Webinar #09 - Introduction to GeneWeaver: Integrating and analyzing heterogeneous functional genomics data + Friday, October 23th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT +1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar: + + Compare a user's gene list with multiple functional genomics data sets + Compare and contrast gene lists with data currently available and integrated in GeneWeaver + Explore functional relationships among genes and disease across species + + + Presented by: +Dr. Elissa Chesler +Professor The Jackson Laboratory + + +Dr. Erich Baker +Professor and Chair +Department of Computer Science +Baylor University + Link to course material + + + +
Webinar #10 - Sketching alternate realities: An introduction to causal inference in genetic studies + Friday, November 20th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar: + Determination of cause is an important goal of biological studies, and genetic studies provide unique opportunities. In this introductory lecture we will frame causal inference as a missing data problem to clarify challenges, assumptions, and strategies necessary for assigning cause. We will survey the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to express causal information and to guide analytic strategies. + + Express causal inference as a missing data problem (counterfactual framework) + Outline assumptions needed for causal inference + Express causal information as (directed acyclic) graphs + Outline how to use graphs to guide analytic strategy + + + Presented by: +Dr. Saunak Sen +Professor and Chief of Biostatistics +Department of Preventative Medicine +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + Link to course material + + +	+
Webinar #11 - Beginner's guide to bulk RNA-Seq analysis + Friday, February 12th, 2021 at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar: + The use of high throughput short read RNA sequencing has become common place in many scientific laboratories. The analysis tools for quantitating a transcriptome have matured becoming relatively simple to use. The goals of this webinar are: + + To give a general overview of the popular Illumina technology for sequencing RNA. + To outline several of the key aspects to consider when designing an RNA-Seq study + To provide guidance on methods and tools for transforming reads to quantitative expression measurements. + To describe statistical models that are typically used for differential expression and why these specialized models are needed. + + + Presented by: +Dr. Laura Saba +Associate Professor +Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences +University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus + Link to course material + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + + This webinar series is sponsored by the NIDA Center of Excellence in Omics, Systems Genetics, and the Addictome (P30 DA044223) and the NIAAA-funded PhenoGen Website (R24 AA013162). +
Webinar #12 - From GWAS to gene: What are the essential analyses and how do we bring them together using heterogeneous stock rats? + Friday, February 26th at 10am PST/ 11am MST/ 12pm CST/ 1pm EST + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Goals of this webinar: + Heterogeneous stock (HS) rats are an outbred population that was created in 1984 by intercrossing 8 inbred strains. The Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats (www.ratgenes.org) has developed a suite of analysis tools for analyzing genome wide association studies (GWAS) in HS rats + + Explain the HS rat population and their history + Describe the automated pipeline that performs GWAS in HS rats + Explore the fine mapping of associated regions and explain the various secondary analyses that we use to prioritize genes within associated intervals + + + Presented by: +Abraham A. Palmer, Ph.D. +Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research +Department of Psychiatry +University of California San Diego + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + Link to course material + Link to course material in pptx: Palmer_talk_2-26-21.pptx + + This webinar series is sponsored by the NIDA Center of Excellence in Omics, Systems Genetics, and the Addictome (P30 DA044223) and the NIDA-funded Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats (P50 DA037844). +	+
Webinar #13 - Become a UseR: A brief tour of R + Friday, March 12th at 10am PST/ 11am MST/ 12pm CST/ 1pm EST + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + We will introduce R programming language and outline the benefits of learning R. We will give a brief tour of basic concepts and tasks: variables, objects, functions, basic statistics, visualization, and data import/export. We will showcase a practical example demonstrating statistical analysis. + + Goals of this webinar: + + Why should one use/learn R? + How to install R/Rstudio + Learn about R basics: variables, programming, functions + Learn about the R package ecosystem that extends its capabilities + See a basic statistical analysis example + Learn about additional resources + + + Presented by: +Gregory Farage, PhD and Saunak Sen, PhD +Department of Preventive Medicine +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + Link to course material + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + + +	+
Webinar #14 - Landing on Jupyter: A guided tour of interactive notebooks + Friday, March 26th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + Jupyter is an interactive interface to data science and scientific computing across a variety of programming languages. We will present the Jupyter notebook, and explain some key concepts (e.g., kernel, cells). We will show how to create a new notebook; modify an existing notebook; save, export, and publish a notebook. We will discuss several possible use cases: developing code, writing reports, taking notes, and teaching/presenting. + + Goals of this webinar: + + Learn what Jupyter notebooks are + Learn how to install, configure, and use Jupyter notebooks + Learn how to use Jupyter notebooks for research, teaching, or code + development + + + Presented by: +Gregory Farage, PhD and Saunak Sen, PhD +Department of Preventive Medicine +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + Link to course material + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + + +	+
Webinar #15 – Introduction to Metabolomics Platforms and Data Analysis + Friday, April 9th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + Goals of this webinar: + The use of metabolomics to profile small molecules is now widespread in biomedical research. The goals of this webinar are: + + To describe research questions that can be addressed using metabolomics + To give a general overview of metabolomics technologies + To outline steps in a metabolomics data analysis pipeline + To provide information on common resources and databases + + + Presented by: +Katerina Kechris, PhD +Professor +Department of Biostatistics and Informatics +Colorado School of Public Health +University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus + Link to course material + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + +
Webinar #16 – Introduction to the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel: A renewable rat panel for genetic studies of addiction-related traits + Friday, April 23rd at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + Goals of this webinar: + The Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel (HRDP) is an inbred panel of rats that included two recombinant inbred panels and a panel of classic inbred strains. + + To describe hybrid diversity panels, in particular the HRDP, including advantages and disadvantages when studying the role of genetics is substance use disorders, e.g., renewable genomes and the accumulation of behavioral and physiological phenotypes and high throughput omics data. + To outline current resources and resources that are being generated. + To demonstrate the utility of a renewable genetically diverse rodent population when exploring the interaction between genetics, drug exposure, and behavior. + + + Presented by: + Hao Chen, PhD +Associate Professor +Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + +Dr. Laura Saba +Associate Professor +Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences +University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus + Link to course material + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + +
Webinar #17 – Identifying sample mix-ups in eQTL data + Friday, June 11th at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/ 12pm CDT/ 1pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + Goals of this webinar: + Sample mix-ups interfere with our ability to detect genotype-phenotype associations. However, the presence of numerous eQTL with strong effects provides the opportunity to not just identify sample mix-ups, but also to correct them. + + To illustrate methods for identifying sample duplicates and errors in sex annotations. + To illustrate methods for identifying sample mix-ups in DNA and RNA samples from experimental cross data. + + + Presented by: + Karl Broman, PhD +Professor +Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics +University of Wisconsin-Madison + + + Webinar flyer (pdf) + Link to course material:kbroman.org/Talk_OSGA2021 + + +
Bonus 1 - Data structure, disease risk, GXE, and causal modeling + Friday, November 20th at 9am PDT/ 11pm CDT/ 12pm EDT + 1-hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion + + Human disease is mainly due to complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors (GXE). We need to acquire the right "smart" data types—coherent and multiplicative data—required to make accurate predictions about risk and outcome for n = 1 individuals—a daunting task. We have developed large families of fully sequenced mice that mirror the genetic complexity of humans. We are using these Reference Populations to generate multiplicatively useful data and to build and test causal quantitative models of disease mechanisms with a special focus on diseases of aging, addiction, and neurological and psychiatric disease. + + Speaker Bio: Robert (Rob) W. Williams received a BA in neuroscience from UC Santa Cruz (1975) and a Ph.D. in system physiology at UC Davis with Leo M. Chalupa (1983). He did postdoctoral work in developmental neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine with Pasko Rakic where he developed novel stereological methods to estimate cell populations in brain. In 2013 Williams established the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics at UTHSC. He holds the UT Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics. Williams is director of the Complex Trait Community (www.complextrait.org) and editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Neurogenomics. One of Williams’ more notable contributions is in the field of systems neurogenetics and experimental precision medicine. He and his research collaborators have built GeneNetwork (www.genenetwork.org), an online resource of data and analysis code that is used as a platform for experimental precision medicine. + + Presented by: +Dr. Rob Williams +Professor and Chair +Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics +University of Tennessee Health Science Center + + + +	+

Tutorials/Primers

Webinar Series - Quantitative Genetics Tools for Mapping Trait Variation to Mechanisms, Therapeutics, and Interventions

Webinar #01 - Introduction to Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis

Webinar #02 - Mapping Addiction and Behavioral Traits and Getting at Causal Gene Variants with GeneNetwork

Webinar #03 - Introduction to expression (e)QTL and their role in connecting QTL to genes and molecular networks

Webinar #04 - From Candidate Genes to Causal Variants—Strategies for and Examples of Identifying Genes and Sequence Variants in Rodent Populations

Webinar #05 - Identifying genes from QTL using RNA expression and the PhenoGen website (http://phenogen.org)

Webinar #06 - Sex as a Biological Covariate in QTL Studies

Webinar #07 - Introduction to Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis

Webinar #08 - Using genetic and non-genetic covariates in QTL studies

Webinar #09 - Introduction to GeneWeaver: Integrating and analyzing heterogeneous functional genomics data

Webinar #10 - Sketching alternate realities: An introduction to causal inference in genetic studies

Webinar #11 - Beginner's guide to bulk RNA-Seq analysis

Webinar #12 - From GWAS to gene: What are the essential analyses and how do we bring them together using heterogeneous stock rats?

Webinar #13 - Become a UseR: A brief tour of R

Webinar #14 - Landing on Jupyter: A guided tour of interactive notebooks

Webinar #15 – Introduction to Metabolomics Platforms and Data Analysis

Webinar #16 – Introduction to the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel: A renewable rat panel for genetic studies of addiction-related traits

Webinar #17 – Identifying sample mix-ups in eQTL data

Bonus 1 - Data structure, disease risk, GXE, and causal modeling

Bonus 2 - Introduction to Gene Network