The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics Applications for the bioinformatics training course PM16 - Precision Medicine with Fatima Al-Shahrour, Javier Perales and Elena Piñero are open. Please refer to the course website http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/PM16 for details. Course Description The implementation of cancer genomics into the clinic is becoming a reality. Personalised medicine or Precision medicine as other authors refers, uses molecular data of a specific patient to guide clinical decisions such as prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This will revolutionize healthcare and will play a dominant role in the future of cancer therapy. Bioinformatics analyses are essential to identify patients who will benefit from treatment based on their molecular profile, and to tailor chemotherapeutic regimens accordingly. The aim of the course is to present a complete computational pipeline for the analysis and interpretation of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data such as exome sequencing or targeted panels that are commonly used in the clinic. We will address the implementation of large-scale genomic sequencing in clinical practice and the recently developed computational strategies for the analysis of NGS data with a particular emphasis on the interpretation of the results, selection of biomarkers of drug response and afford opportunities to match therapies with the characteristics of the individual patient's tumour. Exercises and case studies focused on cancer will be used to illustrate the principles of how genetics influence led to refining diagnoses and personalized treatment of cancer disease. Best regards Pedro Fernandes -- Pedro Fernandes GTPB Coordinator Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt _______________________________________________ GTPB mailing list GTPB@igc.gulbenkian.pt https://lists.igc.gulbenkian.pt/mailman/listinfo/gtpb