The 2025 Workshop on Genomics is being held 5-18th of January, 2025 in Český Krumlov, Czechia. This is the 14th time the Workshop on Genomics will be held in the Czechia.
New Opportunity! Due to some late cancellations we are happy to report that we have a few openings available: CLICK HERE TO APPLY!
Applications will remain open until December 1.
Note: Equal Opportunities funding applications have closed and are no longer available.
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).
Equal Opportunities Funding
Applications for Equal Opportunities (EO) funding are now closed (4th September 2024).
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Workshop Information
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 2025 is organised by:
Josephine Paris, Director, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Rayan Chikhi, Course Engineer, Institut Pasteur, France
Joan Ferrer Obiol, Faculty Liaison, University of Milan, Italy
Guy Leonard, Lead Developer, University of Oxford, UK
Mercè Montoliu Nerín, Equality, Diversity, and Outreach, Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics, UPM, Spain
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
We also count with a group of talented teacher assistants to help on the organization and preparation of the computer practicals.
Assisted by the Scientific Advisory Board:
Dag Ahrén, Lund University, Sweden
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
Schedule
The schedule is still being set up, but you can check previous Workshop on Genomics editions to get an idea of the topics covered.
Week 1 : 5-12 January, 2025
| Date | Day | Time | Presenter | Topic | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Jan | Sunday | 18 – 22 | Everyone | Reception Dinner | Hotel Zlaty Andel |
| 6th Jan | Monday | 09 – 12 | Josie Paris
Daniel Kintzl |
Introduction and Orientation
Town Services |
Town Theatre |
| Monday | 14 – 17 | Mike Zody | Sequencing Technologies | Town Theatre | |
| Monday | 19.30 – 22 | Everyone | Dreams, Fantasy Dreams, and Genomics | TBC | |
| 7th Jan | Tuesday | 09 – 12 | Guy Leonard | AMIs, the Cloud, and Computing
Introduction to UNIX |
House of Prelate |
| Tuesday | 14 – 17 | Mike Zody | Essential File Types in Bioinformatics | House of Prelate | |
| Tuesday | 19 – 22 | Mercè Montoliu Nerín | Introduction to UNIX | House of Prelate | |
| 8th Jan | Wednesday | 09 – 12 | Rayan Chikhi | Alignment | Town Theatre |
| Wednesday | 14 – 17 | Katharina Hoff | Genome Annotation: Theory and Principles | Town Theatre | |
| Wednesday | 19 – 22 | Katharina Hoff | Genome Annotation practical | House of Prelate | |
| 9th Jan | Thursday | 09 – 12 | Camille Marchet & Antoine Limasset | Genome Assembly: Theory and Principles | Town Theatre |
| Thursday | 14 – 17 | Camille Marchet & Antoine Limasset | Genome Assembly practical | House of Prelate | |
| Thursday | 19 – 22 | Fritz Sedlazeck | Structural Variant Calling | House of Prelate | |
| 10th Jan | Friday | 09 – 12 | Olga Vinnere Pettersson | Experimental Design in Genomics | Town Theatre |
| Friday | 14 – 17 | Erik Garrison | Variant Calling | House of Prelate | |
| Friday | 19 – 22 | Workshop Team | Introduction to R | House of Prelate | |
| 11th Jan | Saturday | 09 – 12 | Chris Wheat | Lies, Damn Lies, and Genomics | Town Theatre |
| Saturday | 14 – 17 | Guy Leonard | Genomics Adventure | House of Prelate | |
| Saturday | 19 – late! | Everyone | Mid-Workshop dinner | TBC | |
| 12th Jan | Sunday | All Day | Everyone | Free Day | Up to you! |
Week 2 : 13-18 January, 2025
| Date | Day | Time | WHO | Topic | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th Jan | Monday | 09 – 12 | Evan Eichler | Genome Structural Variation | Town Theatre |
| Monday | 14 – 17 | Erik Garrison | Pangenomics | House of Prelate | |
| Monday | 19 – 22 | Vincenza Colonna | Population Genomics | House of Prelate | |
| 14th Jan | Tuesday | 09 – 12 | Brian Haas | Transcriptomics | Town Theatre |
| Tuesday | 14 – 17 | Rachel Steward | RNAseq and Gene Expression | House of Prelate | |
| Tuesday | 19 – 22 | Guy Leonard | Genomics Adventure | House of Prelate | |
| 15th Jan | Wednesday | 09 – 12 | Sonya Dyhrman | Genomics in the Ocean | Town Theatre |
| Wednesday | 14 – 17 | Francesco Cicconardi | Comparative Genomics | House of Prelate | |
| Wednesday | 19 – 22 | David Barnett | Microbiome / eDNA Analysis | House of Prelate | |
| 16th Jan | Thursday | 09 – 12 | Marcela Uliano-Silva | Wonders of Genome Assembly! | Town Theatre |
| Thursday | 14 – 17 | Valentina Peona | Transposable Elements | House of Prelate | |
| Thursday | 19 – 22 | Dag Ahrén | Best Practices in Handling Genomic Data | House of Prelate | |
| 17th Jan | Friday | 09 – 12 | Rayan Chikhi | BIG DATA | Town Theatre |
| Friday | 14 – 17 | Everyone | Round Table Discussions, T-shirts, and certificates | House of Prelate | |
| Friday | 19:30 – 22 | Everyone | End of Workshop Party | You decide! | |
| 18th Jan | Saturday | All Day | Everyone | Departure |