EPS workshop “Single-cell Omics in plants”

Gene expression is regulated in response to developmental and environmental cues and enables organisms to respond appropriately to internal and external signals. Because gene-regulatory programs are often different across cell types, cell-specific transcriptional responses are typically not observed when profiling gene expression in whole organs or tissues. However, emerging single-cell genomic technologies, including transcriptomics, are being used to characterize gene expression dynamics at unprecedented resolution. In addition to profiling cell-type specific responses in gene expression, single-cell transcriptomics is being used to discover new cell types, track cellular differentiation and predict gene-regulatory networks. Although single-cell transcriptomics techniques are typically more challenging in plants (e.g. due to presence of cell walls), recent technological advances are revolutionizing how we characterize gene regulation.

In this two-day workshop, a combination of external and local speakers will present various topics related to single-cell transcriptomics in plants. Presentations will cover the latest technologies and computational approaches employed during single-cell transcriptomics experiments, as well as how these single-cell approaches are being used to address both fundamental and applied research questions in plants. During the computer practicals, participants will also learn how to analyze and visualize single-cell transcriptomic datasets. Altogether, we aim for this course to help plant researchers design, execute and analyze single-cell transcriptomics experiments, and explore up-and-coming single-cell genomic applications.

Date: February 20th – 21st February 2025

Location: Campus, Wageningen University and Research

Fee: 

210 € for PhD candidates of EPS with an accepted TSP

315 € for postdocs registered with EPS

420€ for all other employees at the Universities

840 € Industry

Registration: open

Confirmed speakers:

  • Michael Nodine (WUR),
  • Leonardo Jo (WUR)
  • Jose Lozano (WUR)
  • Carolin Grones (WUR)
  • Kelvin Adema (WUR)
  • Michael Schon  (WUR)
  • Jian Xu (RU)
  • Victoria Mironova (RU)
  • Aki Minoda (RU)
  • Petra van Bergeijk (Keygene)

Organizers:  Victoria Mironova and Michael Nodine and EPS

Content: Lectures and computer practicals/ invidual sessions incl demonstrations (in parallel sessions)

Computer practicals:

  • Single cell data preprocessing. Michael Schon (WUR)
  • Seurat: from counts to clusters. Victoria Mironova (WUR)
  • From clusters to marker genes. Fabienne Giddink (RU)
  • Single cell data integration.  Victoria Mironova (RU)

Demonstrations:

  • Singleron
  • BMKGENE

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Thursday, February 20, 2025 through February 21
00:00 - 23:59

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