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Lecture: Phylogenetic Networks
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Daniel Huson and Celine Scornavacca
Lectures
Wednesday 8:30-10:00, Kleiner Hörsaal, Sand 6/7
Problem sessions
Thursdays, 11:15-13:00, Kleiner Hörsaal, Sand 6/7 (starts 12. Nov.)
Target audience
Diploma- and master students
Modules
MSc Wpfl. Bioinformatics, Wpfl. Informatik, 4 LP
Language
English
Contents
The topic of this course is phylogenetic networks. The course is based on a draft of the book "Phylogenetic Networks" by Daniel Huson and Regula
Rupp. The book will be published by Cambridge University
Press. Participants will be given copies of the relevant chapters.
Date
Topic
21. Oct. 2009
1. Basics
28. Oct. 2009
2. Clusters and rooted networks
29. Oct. 2009 11:15-13:00
(replacement for 4. Nov)continued
11. Nov. 2009
continued
18. Nov. 2009
continued
25. Nov. 2009
3. Splits and unrooted networks
2. Dec. 2009
continued
9. Dec. 2009
Mid-term exam
16. Dec. 2009
4. Networks from sequences
13. Jan. 2010
continued
20. Jan. 2010
5. Networks from trees
27. Jan. 2010
continued
3. Feb. 2010
6. Networks from distances
10. Feb. 2010
continued
17. Feb. 2010
Final exam
Assignments
Assignment 1 (due Nov. 11)
Assignment 2 (due Nov. 11)
Assignment 3 (due Nov. 18)
How to get credit for this course:
• Always participate in the weekly problem sessions and present your results regularly.
• Pass the mid-term exam
• Pass the final exam
You may work on and hand-in assignments in groups of up to two people.
Grade determined as follows: 1/3 assignments, 1/3 mid-term exam, 1/3 final exam
