Training Programme in "Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Bioinformatics and Data Analysis (2014)"
15th - 19th, July, 2014 (5 DAYS)
ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
Programme Conducted by:
AU-KBC Research Centre,
MIT Campus, Chromepet,
Chennai - 600 044.
SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION DETAILS
The advent of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is virtually changing Biology and Medicine. Since the first living organism was sequenced, now we have the full genomes of multiple humans, chimp, chicken, dog, yeast, thousands of bacteria, and hundreds of viruses. Now Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) is focusing on mega projects such as Million Plant & Animal Genomes Project, Million Human Genomes Project and Million Micro-ecosystem Genomes Project. NGS technologies cover diverse application areas such as de novo sequencing, genome resequencing, exome sequencing, ChIP -sequencing,etc. Thanks to the rapid development in technology in recent years, thousands of genomes involving human DNA and RNA sequencing are underway in numerous countries. Some of the major applications of NGS include Diagnostics, Drug discovery, Personalized medicine, Biomarker discovery, Energy, Agriculture and Animal research. The challenge is shifted from 'data generation' phase to 'data management and analysis' phase now. Data management and analysis remains one of the difficult challenges in the next-generation sequencing field in the coming years. The winners are not going to be chosen from the 'who sequenced it first' list but from the list of 'who came up with new ideas and better analysis tools in human healthcare, energy and agriculture'. Broadly the challenge has now shifted from sequencing to extracting knowledge from it for real world applications. This training programme will provide first hand information on NGS and also will be a starting point for entering in this advanced area.
TOPICS COVERED
Introduction to NGS
The Biology and Chemistry
NGS Technology
NGS Platforms
Microarrays vs NGS Discovery
NGS Data analysis
NGS Resources Tools & Databases
Whole Genome Sequencing & Exome Sequencing
Alignment vs Assembly
Metagenomic analysis
Gene Prediction and Annotation
Galaxy Usage
NGS Statistics
NGS Bottlenecks and Solutions
NGS Applications
Note: Please note that there won't be any wet lab experiments
AUDIENCE AND COURSE PLAN
The workshop is targeted towards Graduate and Post-graduate students in Science, Engineering and Technology / Life Science Scientists / Medicine / Pharma, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Faculty / PhD scholars / PDF's. The presentation will be in a tutorial style and participant's interaction will be strongly encouraged.
For each topic, bird's eye view will be provided in the beginning and a list of tools and databases used also provided. Important tools in each will be demonstrated with few examples. For all categories, exercise will be given to get hands on experience. Course material will be given in the form of CD to each participant.
Course Plan
The course will be conducted in 10 sessions at the AU-KBC Research Centre, Chromepet from 15th - 19th, July, 2014(5 days; 40 hrs)
Morning Session - 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Afternoon Session - 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION DETAILS
The course fee is Rs 6,500/-(Rupees Six thousand and Five hundred only). Please send a Cheque / DD drawn in favour of The The Director, AU-KBC Research Centre payable at Chennai along with application duly filled.
Last Date for Registration: 11.07.2014. Please note that the number of seats is limited and registration is made on the basis of first come first served.
Participation certificate will be given at the end of the programme.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL THE PARTICIPANTS
ARE REQUESTED TO BRING THEIR LAPTOPS.
Please send your applications along with Cheque / DD to:
The Director,
AU-KBC Research Centre,
MIT Campus,Anna University Chennai,Chromepet,
Chennai - 600 044.
Phone: 2223 2711, 2223 4885
E-mail: grameshpub@au-kbc.org
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