The primary focus of the workshop is to give an in-depth understanding of the current methods in the analysis of data from Next Generation Sequencing and the pipelines and tools used in the analysis of Whole Genome Sequencing and meta-transcritome data.

The workshop has been planned to provide the participants, a complete hands-on experience on the tools used to analyse the data. Invited lectures from experts in the field of genomics will be a part of the workshop.

Target Participants

This course is aimed at faculty, post-doctoral fellows, researchers and technicians who wish to employ Whole Genome Sequencing or meta-transcriptome NGS methods in their work. Ph.D. students/​Post Doctoral Fellows/​JRFs/​SRFs/​faculty involved in relevant research are eligible to apply. The participants are encouraged to bring their laptops which may be useful for downstream processing and visualization of the data.

Course Fee:

The course fees is payable by a D.D. in favour of Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology payable at Bangalore or through bank transfer to

Please mention your first name in the comments section of NEFT.

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided in the IBAB Hostel.

Application Procedure: Interested participants may apply to Dr. Abhilash Mohan at sequencing@​ibab.​ac.​in with their resume and a one paragraph write-up on how this workshop will be useful to their research.

Deadline for Applications: 2^nd July 2018

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