IGS Genomics Training Workshop

Overview

The Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland is hosting a FREE 3-day workshop that will provide detailed instruction in the areas of genome sequencing, annotation, and analysis.

Workshop Topics

Genome Sequencing

Whole genome/metagenome shotgun sequencing
Genome assembly and closure
Review of sequencing technologies outlining strengths and weaknesses of each

Functional Annotation

Gene Finding
Sequence-Based Searches
- HMM searches
- BLAST-based pairwise searches
- Assorted motif tools
Automatic Functional Annotation
Manual Curation

Prokaryotic Gene Model Curation

Resolving false positives, false negatives

Eukaryotic Gene Model Curation

Combining information from multiple sources
Gbrowse

Gene Ontology system

Overview of the GO and structure of the ontologies
Annotating with the GO

Hands-On manual curation with Manatee

Manatee demo
Annotation exercises

Metagenomics

Introduction to metagenomics
16s Ribosomal RNA analysis
Metagenome analysis
Intro to the Human Microbiome Project (HMP)

Running Pipelines on your local machines

Ergatis/Workflow pipeline management systems
Virtual Machines and running your own pipelines

Dates and Times

The following courses are scheduled:

July 28-30, 2009
September 15-17, 2009
November 10-12, 2009

The workshop runs from 9:00 - 4:00 each day. During the mid-day break, attendees will be responsible for getting lunch on their own at one of the eateries in the area.

Location

Institute for Genome Sciences
801 W Baltimore St
Baltimore MD 21201
(Room to be determined)

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How to register

Registration is easy - simply click here and fill out the form.

Questions?

Please send any questions to Michelle (mgiglio AT som.umaryland.edu)