Programme
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29 June – 3 July 2026
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University of Hong Kong
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HK$5,000 (Includes accommodation)
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Apply by 17 May 2026
1st Day
08:00 – 08:30
Registration
08:30 – 09:00
Welcome and practical instructions
09:00 – 10:30
Statistical inference in phylogenetics and phylodynamics for studying virus evolution and epidemiology: theory
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00
Sequence alignment and fundamentals of phylogenetic tree inference: theory
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 16:30
Alignment and phylogenetic tree inference - maximum likelihood approach: practice
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee break
18:00 – 20:00
Welcome dinner
2nd Day
08:30 – 09:30
Bayesian phylogenetic inference: theory
09:30 – 10:30
Introduction to BEAST(/BEAGLE) and time-measured trees: theory
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
BEAST: practice (estimating rates)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Coalescent theory and phylodynamic inference: theory
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30
Free practice time
17:30 – 18:30
Keynote lecture
3rd Day
08:30 – 10:30
Coalescent theory and phylodynamic inference: practice
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Phylogeography: theory
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Phylogeography: practice
15:00 – 16:00
Free practice time
16:00 – 17:00
Coffee break + poster session
17:00 – 18:00
Early off – enjoy Hong Kong
4th Day
08:30 – 10:30
Genomic epidemiology: theory
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Genomic epidemiology: practice
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Large phylogeny visualisation and analysis: theory & practice
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30
Free practice time
18:30 – 20:30
Farewell dinner
5th Day
09:00 – 10:30
Virus recombination detection: theory & practice
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Virus recombination detection: practice
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
'Real-time' outbreak investigation
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
'Real-time' outbreak investigation (continue)
17:30 – 17:45
Closing
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