The 2026 Workshop on Genomics takes place from the 11th-24th of January, 2026 in Český Krumlov, Czechia.
Important information:
Feedback
- Pre-workshop feedback
- Feedback week 1
- Feedback week 2
- For sending feedback during the workshop, direct message evomics.workshops on slack, or email [email protected]
Find your way around Český Krumlov
- Book your town activities here
- Map of the main locations in the schedule (Save to your Google Maps!)
- Map of some of the main Český Krumlov restaurants (Save to your Google Maps!)
- Map of some of the main Český Krumlov bars (Save to your Google Maps!)
- Map of Český Krumlov service points: shops, pharmacy, ATM, hospital (Save to your Google Maps!)
- Map of the historic City Centre of Český Krumlov
Faculty and genomics
- Sign up here for a Faculty lunch
- Click here to see our Faculty arrival and departure dates
- Faculty Bios and Teaching Assistant Bios
- Genomics Glossary – terms commonly used when we talk about genomics science
- Instance addresses
Competitions
- As a tradition we have a T-shirt design competition! Best T-shirt design will feature on the Workshop on Genomics 2026 T-shirts! Submit your design by Friday 10th at the latest! (For inspiration, check out previous designs here!)
- BINGO!
Code of conduct
- Code of conduct, contact people Mercè and Guy
Schedule
Week 1 : 11-18 January, 2026
| Date | Day | Time | Presenter | Topic | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Jan | Sunday | 18 – 22 | Everyone | Reception Dinner | Hotel Zlaty Andel |
| 12th Jan | Monday | 09 – 12 | Josie Paris | Daniel Kintzl | Introduction and Orientation | Town Services | Town Theatre |
| Monday | 14 – 16 16 – 17 | Olga Vinnere Pettersson | Everyone | Lecture: Sequencing Technologies | Group Activity | Town Theatre | |
| Monday | 19.30 – 22 | Everyone | Social Event: Dreams, Fantasy Dreams, and Genomics | Krumlov Mill (map) | |
| 13th Jan | Tuesday | 09 – 12 | Guy Leonard | Mercè Montoliu Nerín | AMIs, the Cloud, and Computing | Introduction to UNIX (Presentation/Lab) | House of Prelate |
| Tuesday | 14 – 17 | Mercè Montoliu Nerín | Lab: UNIX continuation (Presentation/Lab) | House of Prelate | |
| Tuesday | 19 – 22 | Petr Daněček | Lab: Essential File Types in Genomics (Presentation/Lab) | House of Prelate | |
| 14th Jan | Wednesday | 09 – 12 | Benjamin Buchfink | Lecture: Alignment | Town Theatre |
| Wednesday | 14 – 17 | Camille Marchet & Antoine Limasset | Lecture: Genome Assembly (Theory) | Town Theatre | |
| Wednesday | 19 – 22 | Camille Marchet & Antoine Limasset | Lab: Genome Assembly (Practical) | House of Prelate | |
| 15th Jan | Thursday | 09 – 12 | Marcela Uliano-Silva | Lecture: Wonders of Genome Assembly! | Town Theatre |
| Thursday | 14 – 17 | Camilla Santos | Lecture: Manual Curation of Genome Assemblies | Town Theatre | |
| Thursday | 19 – 22 | Petr Daněček | Lab: Variant Calling (SNPs and Indels) (Presentation/Lab) | House of Prelate | |
| 16th Jan | Friday | 09 – 12 | Olga Vinnere Pettersson | Lecture: Experimental Design in Genomics | Town Theatre |
| Friday | 14 – 17 | Katharina Hoff | Lecture: Genome Annotation (Theory) | Town Theatre | |
| Friday | 19 – 22 | Katharina Hoff | Lab: Genome Annotation (Practical) | House of Prelate | |
| 17th Jan | Saturday | 09 – 12 | Chris Wheat | Lecture: Lies, Damn Lies, and Genomics | Town Theatre |
| Saturday | 14 – 17 | Dag Ahrén | Lab: Best Practices in Genomics and Bioinformatics (Presentation/Lab Git/Lab Conda) | House of Prelate | |
| Saturday | 19 – late! | Everyone | Town Tour @ 19.00 Social Event: Mid-Workshop dinner @ 20.00 | – Krumlov Mill (map) | |
| 18th Jan | Sunday | All Day | Everyone | Free Day | Up to you! |
Week 2 : 19-24 January, 2026
What is the Workshop on Genomics?
Our philosophy is to train participants in the most relevant topics in genomics, in a vibrant, immersive and inclusive environment. The Workshop on Genomics was developed in response to the increasing demand for training on how to effectively analyse and manage data generated by modern sequencing technologies. The Workshop curriculum includes extensive coverage of fundamental techniques required of all studies utilising modern sequencing data. While the Workshop on Genomics topics may change from year-to-year, efforts are made to devote time to techniques being used widely in the field (e.g. genomics study design, genome assembly, genome annotation, alignment, variant calling). Join our Newsletter (bottom of this page) to get announcements, or stay updated through Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The Workshop registration fee is $1,950. We provide approximately 90 hours of teaching during the two week workshop. Our price is therefore approximately $22 an hour. Note that this amount does not cover travel, lodging or boarding. Many important details regarding fees and other information can be read on our FAQ page. The Workshop on Genomics 2026 is organised by:- Josephine Paris, Director, Colorado State University, US
- Mercè Montoliu Nerín, Associate Director. Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
- Joan Ferrer Obiol, Faculty Liaison. Colorado State University, US
- Guy Leonard, Lead Developer. University of Oxford, UK
- Miloš Duchoslav, Content Support and Local Operations Liaison. Charles University in Prague, Czechia
- Daniel Kintzl, Český Krumlov Coordinator
- Scott Handley, evomics Director. Washington University, US
- Dag Ahrén, Lund University, Sweden
- Rayan Chikhi, Institut Pasteur, France
- Bill Cresko, University of Oregon, US
- Sonya Dyhrman, Columbia University, US
- Rosa Fernández, Institute of Evolutionary Biology CSIC-UPF, Spain
- Sophie Shaw, All Wales Medical Genomics Service, UK
- Alexander Suh, University of Bonn, Germany
- Emiliano Trucchi, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
- Chris Wheat, Stockholm University, Sweden
