Topic: Bioinformatics Software

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QIAGEN’s CLC Genomics Workbench enables researchers to analyze NGS data without the use of command line and is a powerful tool for determining differential expression and for variant calling. In this workshop students will explore the usage of CLC Genomics Workbench for taking raw NGS data and performing QC, processing, statistical analyses, and visualizations. The first part of the training will focus on the identifying differentially expressed genes from RNA-seq and how those results can be passed to Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) for biological interpretation. The second half of the training will provide insight into analysis of DNA-seq data for variant detection and will introduce how Ingenuity Variant Analysis (IVA) can be used to prioritize those variant findings.

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This course walks through using and applying two popular, freely available genome browsers and how they can help bioinformatics analysis: the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Genome Browser and the Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV). Used to view the assembly of the complete genome in human or other species, these browsers are valuable tools for identifying and localizing genes/mutations. This course will demonstrate how to view different genome maps/tracks and make best use of them.

Feel free to install the IGV browser in advance from here – https://software.broadinstitute.org/software/igv/download(link is external) (the UCSV browser is web browser based).

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QIAGEN’s CLC Genomics Workbench enables researchers to analyze Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data without the use of command line and is a powerful tool for processing microbial data. In this workshop students will explore how the Microbial Genomics Module can be utilized for taxonomic profiling of sample microbiomes using both amplicon and whole metagenome sequencing data, including generating statistical results and visualizations. The workflows for de-novo genome assembly and annotation will also be presented.

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DNASTAR offers software solutions for molecular biology, structural biology, and genomics. In this class, attendees will be presented with an overview of the applications within the Lasergene Suite. The instructor will use the latest software version and demonstration data to provide tutorials for various workflows, including: cloning and primer design, Sanger sequence alignment, protein structure analysis, and next generation sequence assembly and analysis. Individual meetings after the training session can be scheduled to provide help with specific projects. To schedule an individual meeting, please email the instructor.