ANDNMO12

Analysis of NGS Data from Non-Model Organisms

Co-organised by Gabriel Marais, Raquel Tavares and Pedro Fernandes

Course Timetable
Mon,
June 4th
NGS technologies and data processing
Day #1
09:00-09:30
Organisers and Instructors
General introduction to the course.
Objectives of the course, presentation of the speakers, the plan, practical details, presentation of the students, etc.

09:30-11:00
Ludovic
Orlando
Available Next Generation Sequencing technologies and forthcoming ones.
Principles, data produced, sequencing errors, costs, etc.

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Ludovic
Orlando
Available Next Generation Sequencing technologies (continued).
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Research seminar by Ludovic Orlando
Ancient DNA: from molecules to genomes and population dynamics
15:00-16:00
Ludovic
Orlando
Processing NGS reads: from raw sequence data to SNP calling using command line statements in Linux
Read quality control, trimming, mapping, SNP variant calling, single-end versus paired-end reads
16:00-16:30 Tea Break
16:30-18:00
Ludovic
Orlando
Processing NGS reads: from raw sequence data to SNP calling using command line statements in Linux
Read quality control, trimming, mapping, SNP variant calling, single-end versus paired-end reads (continued)
Tue,
June 5th
De novo genome assembly and analysis
Day #2
09:00-10:00
Ludovic
Orlando
Wrap-up session on the previous day's work
10:00-11:00
Ed Green
Examples of NGS genome projects, methods for processing, assembling and annotating genomes, methodological challenges, examples of evolutionary genomics analysis.
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Ed Green
Examples of NGS genome projects, methods for processing, assembling and annotating genomes, methodological challenges, examples of evolutionary genomics analysis. (continued)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Research seminar by Ed Green
Recent human evolution as revealed by ancient hominins
15:00-16:00
Ed Green
Tools for genome assembly
16:00-16:30 Tea Break
16:30-18:00 Genome assembly quality control
Wed,
Jun 6th
Transcriptome-based population genomics with NGS
Day #3
09:00-10:00
Ed Green
Wrap-up session on the previous day's work
10:00-11:00
Nicolas
Galtier
Examples of NGS transcriptome projects, methods for processing, assembling and annotating transcriptomes, methodological challenges, examples of population genomics analysis using transcriptomes.
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Nicolas
Galtier
Examples of NGS transcriptome projects, methods for processing, assembling and annotating transcriptomes, methodological challenges, examples of population genomics analysis using transcriptomes. (continued)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Research seminar by Nicolas Galtier
Species life-history traits and genome evolution
15:00-16:30
João
Lourenço
Processing, assembly, mapping and SNP calling of transcriptomic data using the Galaxy framework
16:00-16:30 Tea Break
16:30-17:00
João
Lourenço
Processing, assembly, mapping and SNP calling of transcriptomic data using the Galaxy framework (continued)
17:00-18:00
All
Final Wrap-up session.
Notes:
- The three research seminars (blue) will be held in an auditorium and open to the public.
- There will be an optional course dinner in Oeiras, open to participants, teachers and organizers.
Course Homepage

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência,

Apartado 14, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal

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Last updated:   April 10th 2012