Course announcement / reminder (sorry for the LATE official opening) APPLICATIONS ARE *OPEN* FOR: AWGSMD13 - Analysing Whole-Genome Shotgun Metagenomic Data http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/AWGSMD13/ Deadline for applications: June 21st 2013 Notification of acceptance within 72 hours of application. Course date: June 27th and June 28th 2013 Course fee: Euro 160.00 In this two-day *intermediate-level* course we will cover the basics of analysing whole-genome shotgun metagenomics data generated from high-throughput sequencing instruments. This would interest those interested in taxonomic and functional characterisation of complex microbial communities from clinical or environmental samples. Topics covered will include design of sequencing experiments, quality control of data, de novo assembly and co-assembly, mapping reads to reference assemblies, contig clustering, whole-genome and haplotype reconstruction methods, taxonomic assignment of contigs, and cross-sample comparisons of microbial communities. Target Audience The course will suit those already familiar with bioinformatic analysis of microbial whole-genome sequences and/or 16S phylogenetic profiling who now wish to gain knowledge of new techniques for whole-genome metagenomic studies. Course Pre-requisites The course will be performed on Linux workstations and will feature a large hands-on component with real datasets, therefore knowledge of the UNIX command-line is essential, as well as familiarity with microbial genomics and ecology and a basic grasp of statistics. Thanks Pedro -- --
Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt
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