Course
Genetics of resilience and trade-offs (1.2 ECTS)
Course description
Within the framework of the EU project RUMIGEN (https://www.rumigen.eu/), we offer a 5-day course on “Genetics of resilience and trade-offs” with hands-on training, at Wageningen Campus from 28 October - 1 November 2024.
The course will review state-of-the-art theory and application of the concepts of resilience, robustness and trade-offs, with a focus on their implementation in breeding programs.
Course objectives:
Experts in animal breeding and systemic modelling and guest speakers will teach the latest theory and examples related to the concepts of resilience, robustness and trade-offs. Implementation of related traits in breeding programs and important challenges faced in these processes, will be discussed based on real use cases.
List learning goals:
Increase understanding of the concepts of resilience and robustness.
Understand how resilience can be measured from longitudinal data.
Understand trade-offs and how their impacts can be mitigated.
Being able to model genotype by environment interaction.
Cancellation condition
You may cancel free of charge up to four weeks before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the University fee.
Unless:
- You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement.
In this case you will only be charged a € 50,- cancellation fee. - For staff of Wageningen University: when you have a valid reason to cancel (illness or death in the family 1st or 2nd degree).
In this case you will be charged the reduced fee.
Information
For more information please contact: paddy.haripersaud@wur.nl, or wias@wur.nl