MyInvolvement pages are for in-person attendees only. To register for the online session, please use the Microsoft Forms link:
Participants that are not part of the McGill Community are also invited to register with the Microsoft Forms link.
This 4-hour workshop provides participants with a fundamental understanding and introductory hands-on experience in using GWAS and PRS for human genetics studies. Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with genetic data and develop their computational skills. The workshop will also provide scripts to perform basic GWAS and PRS analyses. By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand the fundamentals of GWAS and PRS (i.e.: why and how they are used).
- Be able to access and interpret GWAS summary statistics.
- Compute PRS and interpret results.
- Know the pitfalls and limitations of GWAS and PRS studies.
Prerequires:
- Basic familiarity with R programming and the command line.
- Preinstallation of the following software: R, RStudio, and Quarto.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE: Attendance for McGill graduate students and postdoctoral fellows is subsidized by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. All other attendees such as undergraduate students, interns and/or graduate students from other institutions are required to purchase a ticket to cover organizational and staffing costs. To complete your registration, you must e-transfer $10 (undergraduate student/trainee) $25 (staff) or $100 (faculty) to workshop-micm [at] mcgill.ca within 24 hours of RSVP'ing to this event. If we do not receive your e-transfer, you will have given up your spot.
Online Event Instructions
MyInvolvement pages are for in-person attendees only. To register for the online session, please use the Microsoft Forms link.
