Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2026
Venue:
University of New England, Armidale, NSW Australia
Course Audience:
Postgraduate students and other professionals
In collaboration with the
Quantitative
Genetics, Prediction and Selection Theory
Teachers: Professor Agustín Blasco
Universitat Politècnica de
València
Dates: Monday
2 February 2026 (9am) - Friday 6
February 2026 (4pm)
Across
a week of lectures and practical sessions, participants will develop a strong
understanding of:
- Prediction of breeding values
using BLUP, including mixed models, sources
of information, accuracy, and the use of pedigree and genomic data.
- Bayesian methods for genetic
evaluation, covering priors, shrinkage,
Gibbs sampling, Bayesian regression, and how Bayesian prediction compares
to classical BLUP.
- Selection theory,
designing indices that combine multiple traits and economic weighting,
predicted vs realised
The
course is aimed at postgraduate students, researchers, and industry
professionals looking to build or refresh skills in quantitative genetic theory
and genetic evaluation.
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Course Fees:
|
Fees in AU$ |
Students |
Academics |
Other |
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Quantitative
Genetics, Prediction and Selection Theory |
550 |
770 |
990 |
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Prices
include GST, UNE personnel should not pay GST component |
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Registration deadline: 26 January
2026:
Register
online: Armidale
Summer Course registration
UNE staff and students should NOT book online
On-campus student accommodation will be available at Robb College, which
is approximately a 20-minute walk from the course venue. The college has
private rooms with shared amenities. A link to the accommodation booking page
will be available shortly. We anticipate a rate of $83.60 per night. A link to
sign up will appear later, in January 2026.
Alternatively,
find a room off-campus
Note that
the town is about 5 km from the campus
Bushwalk: The Armidale region has some wonderful national
parks, and participants may be interested in staying an extra day after the
course to venture out into one of the parks. If there is an interest, we can organise something for Saturday 7 February. If you are
interested, please take this into account when you book your travels.
Materials previous
Armidale summer courses
Inquiries Julius van der
Werf jvanderw
(at) une.edu.au
Material of previous years:
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2024 Materials
Theory and Tools for
Designing Breeding Programs
of Animals and Plants
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2023 Materials
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Methods and Tool for
Genomic Predictions and GWAS in Breeding Programs Daniela Lourenco and Mehdi
Sargolzaei
- COVID
break -
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2020 Materials
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The Search for Selection:
Bruce Walsh and Michael Morrissey
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2019 Materials
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Introduction to Graphical
Models with Applications to Quantitative Genetics and Genomics: Guilherme Rosa and Francisco
Peñagaricano
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2018 Materials
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Mathematical modeling of
infection dynamics in genetically diverse livestock populations: Andrea
Doeschl-Wilson and Osvaldo Anacleto
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2017 Materials
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Genotype by environment
interaction in breeding programs: Piter Bijma and Han Mulder
Armidale Genetics Summer Course 2016 Materials
Investigating the Genetic Architecture of Complex
Traits & Prediction of
Phenotype
from Genome-wide SNPs - Doug Speed and David Balding
Armidale Animal Breeding
Summer Course 2015 Materials
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Primer to genomic
analysis using R:
Cedric Gondro
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From Sequence Data to
Genomic Prediction: Ben Hayes
and Hans Daetwyler
Armidale Animal Breeding
Summer Course 2014 Materials
Breeding Program Design
with Genomic Selection: Jack Dekkers, Julius van der Werf
Armidale Animal Breeding
Summer Course 2012 Materials
Statistical Methods for
Genome-Enabled Selection:
Daniel Gianola, Gustavo de los Campos
Armidale Animal Breeding
Summer Course 2011 Materials
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Statistical
methods and design in plant breeding and genomics: Ian Mackay
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IBD
inference in genome association studies: Elizabeth Thompson
Armidale Animal Breeding
Summer Course 2010 Materials
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Application of
evolutionary algorithms to solve complex problems in quantitative genetics
and
bioinformatics: Brian Kinghorn, Cedric Gondro
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Bayesian methods in genome association studies: Dorian Garrick, Rohan
Fernando
Armidale Animal Breeding
Summer Course 2009 Materials
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Quantitative
Genetic Theory and Analysis- Selection
Theory: Bruce
Walsh
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Quantitative
Genetic Models for social interaction and inherited variability: Piter
Bijma
Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course
2008 Materials
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Genomic
Selection: Ben Hayes
Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course
2007 Materials
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Generalized Linear Mixed Models:
Steve Kachman
Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course
2006 Materials
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Gene Expression:
Toni Reverter
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Breeding Program Design:
Graser, James, Van der Werf
Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course
2003 Materials