High-‐Throughput Sequencing Data and Analysis June 30-‐July 3
This 4-‐day workshop will introduce scientists working at universities and research institutes to the analysis of high-‐throughput sequencing data. The course focuses on how the latest technologies facilitate the measurement of gene expression levels, the assessment of microbial diversity, and the resolution of phylogenies and population genetic analyses. Kim Hoke from Colorado State University and Lauren O’Connell from Harvard University are the instructors. The course objective is to help participants critically evaluate the use of high throughput approaches in their fields of expertise and to conduct analyses such as assembling transcriptomes, identifying microbes present in a sample, and comparing DNA sequences and expression levels across samples. Lectures will complement extensive exercises in the computer lab. Participants should be familiar with standard methods of molecular evolution (e.g. those relying upon Sanger sequencing) and have some experience with programming. The course will be taught in English. The course will be held at Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica in Quito and limited to 20 participants. Participants will pay a $50 course fee, although requests for fee waivers will be considered. A detailed program and link to online application are available at the course website: http://hokelab.weebly.com/quito-‐workshop-‐2014.html Contact Kim Hoke with questions, [email protected]. Support for this course is provided by the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health P50 GM068763 to LAO.