Genome Sequence Analysis - Asia

What will you be able to do?

After attending this course, participants will be able to:

• Use the Linux command-line and advanced Linux commands for automating bioinformatics tasks
• Evaluate the results of quality control (QC) analysis of high throughput sequencing data
• Explain the algorithmic concepts underlying short-read alignment and variant calling, and apply relevant software tools in practice.
• Develop bioinformatics workflows

Programme

The hands-on programme will cover several aspects of genome sequence data analysis, including lectures, discussions and practical computational sessions covering the following:

• Introduction to sequencing technologies
• Introduction to the Linux command line
• Linux for bioinformatics
• Genome sequencing data formats and tools
• Sequence alignment and quality control (QC)
• SNP/indel theory and practical
• Structural variation theory and practical
• Sequencing data visualisation with the Integrated Genomics Viewer
• Genome assembly
• Bioinformatics workflow essentials
• Participant projects and presentations (final day)

*Please note: The practical sessions will be taught exclusively through Linux. Therefore, participants are required to have some familiarity with the Linux operating system. This will be essential for participants to fully benefit from the course. With this in mind, we will provide comprehensive pre-course material via our learning management system in the weeks immediately before the course. Additionally, there are numerous online introductory tutorials to the Linux operating system and command line, including:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix
http://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/

The course should not be considered a complete education in the theoretical and mathematical foundations of the topics.

Bursaries

We are unable to provide bursaries for travel and accommodation for this course.