Evolutionary genetics is central to a wide range of biological questions, and is expanding dramatically with the flood of DNA sequence data. This intensive four-day course will give a thorough introduction to the subject, showing its broad scope, and teaching a variety of techniques that can be used to model the evolutionary process, and that can be applied to diverse problems in evolutionary biology.
The course is aimed at graduate students from diverse backgrounds - both in evolutionary biology, and coming in from different fields.
Teaching will be a combination of lectures, discussion groups, and worked examples.
20 September - 23 September 2011. The course runs for four full days, with students arriving for a welcome reception on the evening of Monday 19 September.
The course will be held on the campus of IST Austria. The campus is located 18 km northwest of Vienna, in historic Klosterneuburg. The campus is surrounded by the Vienna Woods. Accommodation will be in the IST Austria Guesthouse. For more information follow the links about Vienna and the region of Klosterneuburg. For information on how to get to and from IST Austria see the Location tab in the menu bar above.
Students that complete the course will be awarded 2ECT credits.
The course fee is 350 Euro, which includes course materials, accommodation on the IST campus, meals, and social events. Local participants from Vienna who do not need accommodation will receive a reduced fee of 75 Euro, which includes course materials, lunch, and social events. Locals can purchase evening meals for an additional 13 Euro/meal.
The workshop application and flyer can be found here and here, respectively.
The material on this site can be accessed using the menus at the top of the page. All current areas are publicly accessible. In the future new areas relevant to the accepted participants (those shown in gray above) will become active to those who have applied, been accepted, and paid for the course.
To pay for the course/accommodation fees please select the desired option below and then select Buy Now. This will take you to the PayPal website where you can make the necessary payment.
Please go to the central building of IST Austria (see campus map). On Monday, September 19th check-in for the guesthouse will be open from 12:00-18:00. If you will be arriving earlier or later, please contact us for further assistance on how to get your room key (see Questions or Assistance below).
J. Bollback at and he will provide you with assistance.
If you have any further questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to E-mail us (). Please note: Website queries should be sent to the address immediately above.
