The Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS)
EPS Course “Introduction to Bioinformatics”
Date: 10. – 14. July 2023
Venue: Wageningen
Registration opens: 20.02.2023
Register: EPS website
Target group: ÈPS PhD students and postdocs
If there are still places available mid-June the registration opens up to PhD students and postdocs registered with Wageningen Graduate Schools
Group size: max. 40
Scope:
EPS is organizing an Bioinformatic Introduction Course for all EPS PhD students and postdocs. It is a 5 day course, where the first 4 days are filled with lectures and practical’s covering the basis of bioinformatics. On the morning of the 5th day invited speakers will give presentations about emerging fields. The afternoon will be filled with consultancy, where all trainers will be available to discuss with the participants one at one/in small groups research related questions.
Preliminary programme :
Day 1 Introduction, Databases, Sequence similarity and search, Plant resources, Genome browsers
Day 2 Genome sequencing, Annotation, Resequencing, Variant calling, GWAS, QTL
Day 3 Comparative genomics, Synteny, Phylogeny
Day 4 Transcriptomics , Omics data analysis, Protein function/interaction
Day 5 Presentations of “Special topics” by invited speakers and Consultancy afternoon
Fee
Reduced fee 300 €:
- EPS PhD candidates with an approved Training and Supervision Plan (TSP)
- EPS Postdocs that are registered at one of the graduate schools in Wageningen
- from mid-June PhD candidates that are registered at one of the graduate schools in Wageningen
University fee € 600:
- from mid-June Postdocs that are registered at one of the graduate schools in Wageningen
- EPS Staff members
All others € 1200
Fee includes study and training material and catering
Cancellation condition:
You may cancel free of charge up to four weeks before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the University fee. Unless:
You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement.
In this case you will only be charged a € 50,- cancellation fee.
You (EPS PhDs and postdocs) have a valid reason to cancel (illness or death in the family 1st or 2nd degree).
In this case you will be charged the reduced fee and your supervisor/PI must send a mail indicating the reason for cancellation.
More Information:
Dr. Juliane Teapal (EPS)
Phone: +31 (0) 317 485 563
Email: juliane.teapal@wur.nl
Monday, July 10, 2023 through July 14
00:00 - 23:59
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