Program
Over five days, participants will complete 16 sessions designed to build practical and theoretical expertise in population genetics. Each session is divided into three components:
- Core theory – Foundational principles of population genetics will be introduced and explored in depth.
- Applied case studies – Explore how these concepts are used in real-world biodiversity and genomic research.
- Hands-on R training – Guided practical exercises develop skills in analysing and interpreting genetic data using R.
Support will be available throughout the sessions to assist with any technical or analytical questions.
Sessions will be presented live (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, AEDT, UTC+11) via the workshop Airmeet page using the email address you registered with (you will receive an email prior to the workshop with Airmeet access information - check your junk folder if you didn't get it and contact luism@diversityarrays.com if you need assistance). An introduction to Airmeet can be viewed here.
All sessions will be recorded and shared, along with relevant resources, so participants can revisit the material at any time (or catch up due to time zone differences).
The workshop program booklet has pre-workshop instructions for signing up to Posit Cloud which will used for workshop training sessions. It also outlines assumed R knowledge for the workshop and a background reading list.
Workshop Program
Join online https://www.airmeet.com/e/de600ad0-12db-11f1-9a2b-01e09c72f86d
Mon 9 March | Episode I: The Diversity Awakens | |
| 9am-11am AEDT (local time) | Session 1: Harnessing Genomic Resources for Conservation of Biodiversity | Laura Bertola & Kate Rick |
| 11:30am-1pm AEDT (local time) | Session 2: Awakening the dartR Force: Data & Filters | Arthur Georges & Ching-Ching Lau |
| 2pm-3:30pm AEDT (local time) | Session 3: Use the Filter, Luke: Identifying, Removing, & Using Sex-Linked SNPs | Diana Robledo & Floriaan Devloo-Delva |
Tue 10 March | Episode II: The Bottleneck Strikes Back | |
| 9am-11am AEDT (local time) | Session 4: Subdivisions, Biological and Administrative: Their Importance for Management | Bill Sherwin, Floriaan Devloo-Delva & Laura Bertola |
| 11:30am-1pm AEDT (local time) | Session 5: These Are Not The SNPs You’re Looking For: How Study Design Impacts Population Genetic Assessments | Renee Catullo |
| 2pm-3:30pm AEDT (local time) | Session 6: Extinct They Must Not Become: Managing the Galaxy's Smallest Populations | Diana Robledo & Peter Unmack |
Wed 11 March | Episode III: The Attack of the Clades | |
| 9am-11am AEDT (local time) | Session 7: Size Matters Not… Or Does It? The Mystery of Effective Population Size | Robin Waples, Luis Mijangos & Bernd Gruber |
| 11:30am-1pm AEDT (local time) | Session 8: Genetic Structure of Wild Populations to Inform Management | Craig Moritz & Arthur Georges |
| 2pm-3:30pm AEDT (local time) | Session 9: Inside the Jedi Archives: Hidden dartR Powers | Bernd Gruber, Arthur Georges, Luis Mijangos & Ethan Halford |
Thu 12 March | Episode IV: A New Flow | |
| 9am-11am AEDT (local time) | Session 10: Natural Selection: Identifying Environmental Effects on Genomic Variation | Luciano Beheregaray & Chris Brauer |
| 11:30am-1pm AEDT (local time) | Session 11: How Landscapes Shape the Genetic Force | Robyn Shaw, Cynthia Riginos & Zoe Meziere |
| 2pm-3:30pm AEDT (local time) | Session 12: The Droid You're Looking For: AI's Role in Population Genetics | Jonathan Ting, Darya Vanichkina & Celine Frere |
Fri 13 March | Episode V: The Return of the Scientist | |
| 9am-11am AEDT (local time) | Session 13: Simulating the Galaxy: When the Force Runs on Code | Bernd Gruber & Luis Mijangos |
| 11:30am-1pm AEDT (local time) | Session 14: SNPs that Matter | Elise Furlan |
| 2pm-3:30pm AEDT (local time) | Session 15: I Am Your Father: Estimating Kinship and Relatedness | Ethan Halford & Luis Mijangos |
| 3-4pm AEDT (local time) | Session 16: Sampling the Force: The Power of Reduced Representation Genome Sequencing | Andrzej Kilian |