Summer School Taxon-Omics 2023

When? - 30. July 2023 — 11. August 2023

Where? - Prinzessin Therese von Bayern Lehrstuhl für Systematik, Biodiversität & Evolution der Pflanzen; Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München https://www.en.sysbot.bio.lmu.de/index.html, 

Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg -- Botanische Staatssammlung München https://www.botmuc.de/; http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/

Programme

Week 1 (30 Jul - 4 Aug)

30.07.2023 – Welcome gathering at 5 pm Menzinger Str. 67, Foyer

31.07.2023 – Species concepts and integrative taxonomy

01.08.2023 – Visit of the BSPG collections / nomenclature and codes (ICZN vs. ICBN) 

02.08.2023 – Natural history collections (curation, purpose and modern uses) / visit of the living zoological collection

03.08.2023 – Introduction to NGS data sets (types of NGS data, when to use what, experimental design) / visit of the BSM collections 

04.08.2023 – NGS data analyses I (population genetics/genomics and clustering analyses)

Weekend Excursions (5-6 Aug)

05.08.2023 – Excursion to the Alpine Garden at Schachen/Wettersteingebirge

06.08.2023 – Excursion to the Murnauer Moos

Week 2 (7-12 Aug)

07.08.2023 – NGS data analyses II (phylogenetic/genomic inference and gene flow testing)

08.08.2023 – Geometric morphometrics

09.08.2023 – DNA metabarcoding

10.08.2023 – NGS data analyses III (time divergence estimation and biogeographic reconstructions)

11.08.2023 – Data management planning and data archiving / Big Data analyses and a guided tour through “Flowers Forever”

12.08.2023 – Departure

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Maximum number of participants: 16

Deadline for application: 30th of April 2023

Funding opportunities: 16 scholarships are available for master students and PhD students. Please apply with a motivation letter and your CV. 

Contact for application: A.Zerdoner@lmu.de

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