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“RNA-seq Fundamentals: A Beginner's Guide to Data Analysis”


RECROP COST Action CA22157
“Reproductive Enhancement of CROP resilience to extreme climate”


TRAINING SCHOOL
“RNA-seq Fundamentals: A Beginner's Guide to Data Analysis”
Coburg, Germany
April 11-12, 2024

Program: 
Thursday, April 11th (9.00 – 17.00)Friday, April 12th (9.00 – 13.00)
  • Introduction to RNA-Seq
  • Understanding RNA-Seq Fastq
  • Processing and Quality Control (FastQC, Trimming)
  • Mapping (HiSAt2, Bowtie2)
  • Counting (HTSeqCount)
  • Differential Gene Expression (DeSeq2)
  • Gene Annotation
  • Visual Exploration of Genomic Data
  • Meta-analysis
  • Orange Data Mining and Clustering
  • Introduction on single-cell RNA-seq

 

Trainers: Prof. Dr. Stefan Simm - Institute for Bioinformatics, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany & Institute for Bioanalysis, Department of Applied Sciences, Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Coburg, Germany
Dr. Christos Bazakos - Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, ELGO Dimitra, Thessaloniki, Greece

Registration via www.recrop-cost.com till February 24th, 17.00 CET
Contact: stefan.simm@uni-greifswald.de ; cbazakos@elgo.gr

Number of attendees: 15 maximum

Eligibility: PhD students from COST Member and Near-Neighbouring Countries.

Registration : Free

*Travel Awards: Selected applicants will be granted a Travel Award that will cover mobility expenses and will provide daily allowance based on the COST rules:
https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2022/12/COST-094-21-Annotated-Rules-for-COST-Actions-Level-C-V1.3.pdf
https://www.cost.eu/cost-actions/annotated-rules-qa/

* Selection of Participants and Travel Awards will ensure gender balance, ITC representation, and relevance of the Training School for the PhD work of the candidate and RECROP objectives.

NOTE: PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN COMPUTER (no tablet)