Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics Workshop
Date: 31 March 2017 @ 08:30 - 17:00
Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics Workshop
MARCH31, 2017 (08:30-17:00)
Lokaal H04.212, ON2, Campus Gasthuisberg, KU Leuven, Leuven
Preliminary Program
08:30 – 9:00 - Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:05 – Welcome by Prof. Joris Vermeesch
09:05 - 10:00 - Overview of NGS sequencing methods and technologies
Session lead: Jeroen Van Houdt - Genomics Core Leuven
10:00 - 11:00 – Understanding NGS raw data: Fastq format, quality checking, trimming, adapter clipping
Session lead: Koen Herten - Genomics Core Leuven
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 – Read mapping and alignment: SAM format, alignment tools, visualization on IGV
Session lead: Koen Herten - Genomics Core Leuven
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Variant calling: tools, GATK, quality scores, baserecalibration, VCF files
Session lead: Erika Souche & Luc Dehaspe - Genomics Core Leuven
15:00 – 15:30 – Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 – RNA-Seq data: Differential expression principles, counting, DE table interpretation
Session lead: Alvaro Cortés Calabuig – Genomics Core Leuven
Places are limited and are assigned on a first-come first-serve policy. The workshop is free of charge for students and members of academic institutions in Belgium. The cost for members of non-academic institutions (VIB, IMEC, pharma, etc.) is 100€. Sandwiches will be offered at lunch time. Late cancellations are subject to an administrative fee of 50€. Participants are required to bring their own laptops. For inquiries, please send an email to alvaro.cortes@uzleuven.be.
Contact: alvaro.cortes@uzleuven.be
Venue: Herestraat 49, Rooml H04.212, ON2, Campus Gasthuisberg, KU Leuven, Leuven
City: Leuven
Region: Vlaams-Brabant
Country: Belgium
Postcode: 3000
Organizer: Genomics Core KU Leuven/UZ Leuven
Host institutions: KU Leuven
Eligibility:
- First come first served
Target audience: Post-Docs, PhD
Capacity: 25
Event types:
- Workshops and courses
Scientific topics: High-throughput sequencing
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