Davis, California, USA
August 25, 2015

Early bird deadline ends September 1st, 2015

Responding to the demand of the plant breeding community, the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy is offering the first open enrollment Advanced Module course.  The class will take place in Davis, CA, November 3-5, 2015.  The module is designed to review the breeding strategies in context of the modern tools and build the necessary background towards understanding and practical application of BLUPs, genomic selection, with lectures and discussion on the following topics:

• Multivariate selection
• Linear and mixed models
• BLUPs , Genomic selection
• Advanced experimental designs and analysis
• Dealing with testing environments

The full registration fee is $950.  An early-bird discount of $100 is available for registrations before September 1, 2015.

Start: November 3rd, 2015, Tuesday at 8:00 am. 
Finish: November 5th, 2015, Thursday at 4:30 pm.

For more information and registration please go to Advanced Module or contact Joy Patterson at jpatterson@ucdavis.edu.