The four main modules are taught over four days. The “Phylogenetic Inference” module offers a theoretical background and hands-on experience in phylogenetic analysis for those who have little or no prior expertise. An “Evolutionary Hypothesis Testing” module targets participants who are familiar with alignments and phylogenetic trees and would like to extend their expertise to likelihood and Bayesian inference in coalescent-based phylogenetic, phylogeographic and phylodynamic analyses. A “Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Analysis” module covers the more complex analysis of full genomes and huge datasets of pathogens with a focus on Next Generation Sequencing data. The “From Trees to Public Health Policy” module aims to help participants understand how surveillance, public health decision-making, and epidemic control are linked to each other, and what needs to improve to be better prepared for epidemics and pandemics. This module runs over the entire five days of the workshop. On the fifth day, participants from the first three modules can choose from 7 half-day modules that cover specific topics: Large Phylogenies, Transmission Cluster Investigation, Molecular Adaptation, Visualization of Large Phylogenies with Metadata, Recombination and Networks and Virus Analysis Tools.
Evolutionary Hypothesis Testing Module