WORKSHOP: Phylogenetics: back to basics

This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Phylogenetics: Back to basics’’. This workshop took place on 1 July 2024.
Event description
Phylogenetics is essential for comparing biological species and understanding biodiversity for conservation. This workshop discusses the basic principles and methods of phylogenetic inference and what you can learn from phylogenetic estimation. It is intended to help you make informed decisions about which methods to use in your research.
Using real-life data and standard tools that are (mostly) available in Galaxy, the workshop demonstrates the principles behind a variety of methods used to estimate phylogenetic trees from aligned sequence data or distance data.
This is not a "how to" workshop, but is instead aimed at giving you a better understanding of the principles of phylogenetics and how the methods work. Maybe you've even built phylogenetic trees before but want to know more about the principles behind the tools.
Lead trainer: Professor Michael Charleston, University of Tasmania
Facilitator: Michael Thang, QCIF and Galaxy Austrlaia
Host: Dr Melissa Burke, Australian BioCommons.
 
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This workshop follows the tutorial ‘Phylogenetics: back to basics’’ developed by Professor Michael Charleston and available on the Galaxy Training Network.
https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/evolution/tutorials/abc_intro_phylo/tutorial.html