Improving phylogenetic analyses of large and small datasets — ASN Events

Improving phylogenetic analyses of large and small datasets (#73)

Rob Lanfear 1 , Dan L Warren 1
  1. Macquarie University, Sydney

Recent years have seen dramatic increases in the amount of data we use in phylogenetics, combined with huge improvements in the methods we use to analyse that data. But there is still a long way to go. More data brings more challenges, and even the best available methods can be improved. In this talk I will briefly review a handful of exciting advances in phylogenetics. These will include new ways to model molecular evolution on datasets large and small, as well as improvements in how we assess the adequacy of our phylogenetic analyses. At the end, I'll map out some of the biggest remaining challenges, and how we might be able to solve them.