IMPORTANT:

Candidates with adequate profile will be accepted in the next few days after the application until we reach 20 participants. 
Candidates from ELIXIR-ITA member institutions (see the list at the bottom) have the priority provided they apply by October the 3rd.
ELIXIR-ITA will cover the expenses for the registration fee, lunches and coffee breaks. Participants are expected to pay their travel and accommodation costs.

   Course description:

This course is aimed at PhD students and post-doctoral researchers who are applying or planning to apply high throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies and related bioinformatics methods in their research. The aim of this course is to familiarise the participants with data analysis methodologies and provide hands-on training on the latest analytical approaches

Lectures will give insight into how biological knowledge can be generated from RNA-seq experiments and illustrate different ways of analysing such data. Practicals will consist of computer exercises that will enable the participants to apply statistical methods to the analysis of RNA-seq data under the guidance of the lecturers and teaching assistants. Participants with no UNIX/Linux experience will be provided with basic understanding of the command-line operations on the first day of the course.

   Organisers:

Tiziana Castrignanò 
Giovanni Chillemi 
Allegra Via

Target audience: students and researchers with low or no previous experience in RNA-seq data analysis with background in biology or computer science who are working or planning to work on RNA-seq.

Prerequisites: fundamental knowledge on molecular and cellular biology, including basic knowledge of DNA, genomes, genes, gene regulation, transcription, RNA, translation, gene regulation.

Learning objectives: Participants in the course will gain familiarity with HTS methodologies and their different applications in bio-medical research. 
Moreover, by attending lectures and practical sessions, the course participants will be able to perform basic RNA-Seq data analysis 
and visualize RNA-Seq data in genome browser.

Cancellation policy: Attendance is limited to 20 participants. We expect many more applications. Accepted participants commit to attend the course for its whole duration. Failure to attend training sessions is disruptive. Moreover, it blocks other candidates from participating. Therefore a cancellation policy is in place so that only written requests presented two weeks in advance relatively to the course starting date are accepted. Otherwise, the candidate is short-listed and will not be accepted if and when applying for the next ELIXIR-ITA course on the same subject.