Epigenetics Workshop: Statistical approaches and developments for harnessing the value in DNA methylation data

The MRC-IEU at the University of Bristol are holding a workshop on statistics in epigenetics, on the 26th of November 2018 (10:30am-16:00pm) at Engineer’s House, Bristol, BS8 3NB. In this workshop, we will describe recent key statistical advances for analysing DNA methylation data. These include:

(i) Efficiently analysing epigenetic changes over time.

(ii) Dealing with missing covariate information in epigenome-wide association studies.

(iii) A robust joint location-and-scale test for assessing mean and variance differences related to binary and continuous exposures.

(iv) A novel method for identifying differentially methylated regions which accurately controls type I error rate.

There will also be a talk describing the EWAS Catalog, a curated database of associations from epigenome-wide association studies. The keynote lecture will be given by Prof Frank Dudbridge, University of Leicester, on ‘Estimation of a significance threshold for epigenome‐wide association studies’.

There are also three slots available for talks on topics related to statistics in epigenetics. To apply for one of these slots, please send a short abstract to James Staley (james.staley@bristol.ac.uk). The workshop is free of charge, but travel costs will not be covered.

FAQs

Is there parking available?
Limited parking is available at Engineer's House. Please contact Lauren Attrill (Lauren.Attrill@bristol.ac.uk) with your name, car type, and car registration in order to get one booked.

Is lunch provided?
Yes, a free lunch is available, and there are free tea/coffee and refreshments available througout the day.

Are travel costs covered?
No travel costs are covered.