Melanie Colón Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 There's still time to apply for the RevBayes: Bayesian Inference ofPhylogeny Tutorial to be held at the National Institute for Mathematicaland Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) from August 7-11.*Objectives: *This course features RevBayes, an exciting new program forBayesian inference of phylogeny. RevBayes is the successor to thepopular program MrBayes, but represents both a complete rewrite of thecomputer code and a fundamental re-conception of phylogenetic models.Specifically, RevBayes adopts a 'graphical-model' framework that viewsall statistical models as comprised of components that can be assembledin myriad configurations to explore a corresponding array of questions.This graphical-model approach to phylogenetic inference provideseffectively infinite flexibility. Moreover, the graphical models arespecified using an R-like language, Rev, that empowers users toconstruct arbitrarily complex phylogenetic models from simple componentparts (i.e. random variables, parameter transformations and constants ofdifferent sorts).This course is focused on phylogenetic trees andcomparative-phylogenetic methods, including divergence-time estimation,morphological evolution, lineage diversification, and historicalbiogeography. Instruction is based on a combination of carefullytailored lectures introducing the theoretical and conceptual basis ofeach inference problem and hands-on computer tutorials demonstrating howto explore these questions using RevBayes (seehttp://revbayes.github.io/tutorials.html).Participants are not assumed to have expertise in phylogenetic theory;rather, we provide an accessible introduction to Bayesian statisticalinference and stochastic models. We assume only that the students arefamiliar with phylogenetic trees and their applications to evolutionarybiology. We therefore anticipate that this course will be most suitablefor senior PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty who wantto learn these techniques.*Location: *NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville*Instructors: *Bastien Boussau, CNRS Researcher, Univ. of Lyon; EmmaGoldberg, Assistant Professor, Univ. of Minnesota; Tracy A. Heath,Assistant Professor, Iowa State Univ.; Sebastian Höhna, Postdoc, Univ.of California, Berkeley; John Huelsenbeck, Professor, Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley; Brian Moore, Professor, Univ. of California,Davis; April M. Wright, Postdoc, Iowa State Univ.For more information about the tutorial and a link to the onlineapplication form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_revbayes*Registration Fee: *$500 for faculty and postdocs and $350 for students,payable upon acceptance of application.Participation in NIMBioS tutorials is by application only. Individualswith a strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, andsuccessful applicants will be notified within three weeks after theapplication deadline.The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis(NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers fromaround the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries toinvestigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the lifesciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, withadditional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.#/***************************** //////Catherine Crawley, Ph.D. //////Communications Manager//////National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis(NIMBioS) //////University of Tennessee //////1122 Volunteer Blvd, Ste. 106//////Knoxville, TN 37996//////e ccrawley@nimbios.org //////t +1 865 974 9350 //////f +1 865 974 9461 //////http://www.nimbios.org //////http://www.facebook.com/nimbios //////http://twitter.com/nimbios //////To receive email notifications of blog updates, click herehttp://www.nimbios.org/wordpress/subscribe2updates/> //////To subscribe to our bi-monthly newsletter, click herehttp://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001RgvbKVLa7a4Psoj8H7c43A%3D%3D>/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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