De novo assembly from NGS data This advanced NGS course is part of the NBIC PhD-school On January 8-9th, NBIC, WUR and LUMC will organise the PhD advanced NGS course: "De novo assembly from NGS data". Course Coordinators: Gabino Sanchez-Perez (WUR), Jan van Haarst (WUR), Johan den Dunnen (LUMC), Leon Mei (NBIC) Venue: Wageningen UR, The Netherlands De novo assembly from (short read) NGS data is challenging and may require tailored approaches for different complex genomes like those of polyploid plants. After a quick introduction into NGS techniques and platforms, this course will cover topics like: Sequencing strategies using short– or long-read sequences, paired-end and mate-pairs and having a (remotely related) reference genome or not. Elementary steps like Quality assurance and read filtering are essential and much of your results depend on the wise choice of the right algorithm and assembler with your specific type of data, data coverage and genome. Closing the gaps and finishing strategies, functional annotation and comparative genomics will conclude this course. This hands-on course is targeted at PhD's and researchers with experience in genomics or NGS data analysis. For more information, check: http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/course-schedule/ngsdenovo/ The course programme and additional information for travelling and staying will be published here soon. For registration and information about course fees, you can also directly go to: http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/enrolment/ Here, you can also go to the pre-registration page where you can express your interest in our other courses that are planned but not scheduled yet. This course is part of the Education Programme of the NBIC PhD School. The PhD School is an initiative of NBIC together with a number of universities to organize high level education and training for PhD-students in bioinformatics and life sciences. All NBIC courses are co-developed and co-organised by experts in the field and in close collaboration with leading research groups throughout the Netherlands. All NBIC courses are taught in English and are open to PhD students and researchers worldwide. More information about the latest developments of the NBIC PhD School can also be found on the NBIC website (www.nbic.nl<http://www.nbic.nl> -> Education -> NBIC PhD School). For more information, you can send e-mail to Patrick Koks (education@NBIC.NL<mailto:education@NBIC.NL>) Regards, The NBIC BioWise team Patrick Koks, NBIC BioWise – Education Tuesday – Wednesday - Thursday phone: #31-(0)24-3615210 e-mail: Patrick.koks@nbic.nl<mailto:Patrick.koks@nbic.nl> web: www.nbic.nl<http://www.nbic.nl/>, www.ebiomics.org<http://www.ebiomics.org/> Postal Address: CMBI 260 Radboud University / UMC / NCMLS PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands