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Upcoming Events / Online Masterclass

Advanced Bioinformatics Workshop

May 14, 2023 9:00 am PST LUMS

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About

The Advanced Bioinformatics workshop will be offered as part of the JUNO and GPS2 global genomic sequencing project. The training will be conducted by Professor Stephen Bentley, Professor, Principal Staff Scientist, Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK, and his group.

Masters, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, or early career scientists working on genomic surveillance are encouraged to register here. The last date to register is March 27, 2023.

Preference will be given to those working on Streptococcus pneumonia and/or Streptococcus agalactiae.

 

In collaboration with

Speakers

Stephen D. Bentley

Professor, Principal Staff Scientist,
Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK

Jolynne Mokaya

Senior Bioinformatician,
Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK

Dr. Stephanie Wai-U

Project Manager and Principal Bioinformatician
Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK

Dr. Shaper Mirza

Associate Professor,
Syed Babar Ali School of
Science and Engineering,
LUMS

Contents


Participants will be introduced to Project JUNO and GPS2, and they will be updated on the latest developments and discoveries being made as part of the project. As a result, future bioinformaticians will have access to resources to participate in projects such as JUNO.

This workshop will teach participants how to design genetic screens for discovering new genes and understanding cellular function using a variety of genetic approaches. Various functional genomics approaches will be used to characterize newly discovered genes. Furthermore, participants will study the function of various genes, focusing on the human genome.

Related Resources

Project JUNO's Official Webpage:

https://www.gbsgen.net/



Wellcome Sanger Institute's Official Webpage:

https://www.sanger.ac.uk/

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