Population Genomics and Structure Analysis (PGSA01) – Applications for Marine Mammal Research
https://prstats.org/course/population-genomics-and-structure-analysis-pgsa01/

Delivered by Dr. Nikolay Oskolkov, a computational biologist specialising in population genomics, evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, and statistical genomics.

Learn how to analyse population structure using modern genomic tools, with methods that are highly applicable to marine mammal research, conservation genetics, and population management.

Advances in high-throughput sequencing have transformed marine mammal science, allowing researchers to investigate population connectivity, gene flow, demographic history, hybridisation, adaptation, and genetic diversity at unprecedented resolution. While this course focuses on population genomics and structure analysis, the statistical and computational methods are directly transferable to marine mammal research, providing powerful tools for understanding population dynamics and informing conservation and management decisions.

What you'll gain

• A strong understanding of population genomics and population genetic theory
• Practical experience analysing genomic variation using modern software tools
• Skills in population structure, ancestry inference, and clustering analyses
• Understanding of demographic history, gene flow, admixture, and introgression
• Confidence in interpreting genomic patterns within ecological and evolutionary contexts

Course format

• Live, instructor-led online training
• Hands-on coding with real-world genomic datasets
• Interactive practical exercises throughout
• Strong focus on applied, research-ready workflows

Who is this course for?

• Marine mammal researchers working with genomic or genetic data
• Conservation geneticists and molecular ecologists
• Marine ecologists and population biologists
• Researchers working with SNP, RAD-seq, whole-genome, or ancient DNA datasets
• PhD students and quantitative life scientists

Why take this course?

Population genomics has become an essential tool in marine mammal research, helping scientists investigate population connectivity, stock structure, dispersal, hybridisation, adaptation, and responses to environmental change. These approaches are increasingly used to support species conservation, identify management units, assess genetic diversity, and understand the evolutionary history of marine mammal populations.

This course equips you with the practical skills needed to analyse population genomic datasets using widely adopted tools such as ANGSD, ADMIXTURE, STRUCTURE, NGSadmix, ChromoPainter, fineSTRUCTURE, and F-statistics. Whether you're studying whales, dolphins, seals, or other marine mammals, you'll gain the analytical toolkit needed to extract robust biological insights from genomic data and strengthen evidence-based conservation and management.

Learn more & enrol

PR Stats course page for Population Genomics and Structure Analysis (PGSA01)

https://prstats.org/course/population-genomics-and-structure-analysis-pgsa01/

Questions?

Email: oliver@prstats.org

Oliver Hooker

Managing Partner

Advanced Training for Researchers in the Life Sciences

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