With the proliferation of Next Generation Sequencing, data sets for the study of phylogenetic relationships are getting increasingly larger, and data sets of genome-wide markers from a multitude of taxa are now readily attainable to address questions around the evolution, biogeography and accurate delineation of biodiversity. The tools used to conduct typical phylogenetic analyses have advanced to accommodate these larger data sets, opposed to studies of single genes or a few data partitions or sequence alignments that were common a decade ago. In this workshop, we will use several example data sets and work through quality control of the data, prepare genome-wide SNP data for phylogenetic analysis, construct and evaluate phylogenetic trees, date phylogenies, and examine gene tree and species tree conflicts in delimiting species.

Places are restricted to UK-based researchers and only 30 places are available so please only register if you intend on attending.

The workshop will be held over two days on Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 March, 10am-4pm, with registration opening 9.30am on Tuesday.

The deadline to register is Monday 2 March noon, 2 weeks before the course. You will hear later that week whether you have been invited and will need to confirm your attendance.

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