NGS Data Analysis Course, Summer 2016

The Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core is excited to offer an in-depth course for analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data beginning in June 2016. The course description, schedule, and application details are provided below.

Application Status: CLOSED

Description

This course is aimed at bench biologists who are interested in learning about NGS-based genomic analysis. The topics covered in-depth during this course are analysis of RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq data, with an optional Variant Calling session. The sessions will also include functional analysis downstream of sequence data processing. During this course, participants will gain skills in the areas of (a) UNIX and basic shell scripting, (b) high-performance compute clusters, and (c) R for statistical analysis and data visualization. At the end of this course, participants can expect to have the expertise to independently run data analysis for sequencing experiments.

Prior programming experience or command-line training is not required to take this course.

Format

The course is comprised of five hands-on sessions held over a period of five weeks beginning mid-June (2016). Each session runs for 2 consecutive days (9am to 5pm), and the sessions are held every week. Please note that attendance is mandatory for the first 5 sessions (see schedule below for dates). Homework assignments for practicing key concepts will be assigned at the end of each session, and they will be due at the beginning of the following session in one week (homework assignments will take about 4 hours to complete). Office hours will be held once between sessions to help with homework questions or general questions about the previous session.

Schedule

The full schedule for the NGS Data Analysis course is listed below. All sessions will take place at Tosteson Medical Education Center (TMEC) (260 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115).

Date	Description	Time
June 22nd - 23rd	Introduction to UNIX, Orchestra and NGS Data Analysis	9am - 5pm
June 29th - 30th	NGS workflow and RNA-seq Part I	9am - 5pm
July 6th - 7th	RNA-Seq Part II	9am - 5pm
July 13th - 14th	NGS Analysis Tools	9am - 5pm
July 20th - 21st	ChIP-Seq and Closing Remarks	9am - 5pm
Dates TBD	(Optional) Variant Calling	9am - 5pm

Application Process

The application process has 3-steps:

Fill out this pre-registration form by Sunday, May 1st with information to enable us to check your eligibility*, and some additional information.
If you are eligible, you will be invited to submit a complete application. A completed application will include submission of a CV, a research statement and a letter of approval from your PI/supervisor; more details about this will be provided in the invitation-to-apply email.
If your application is accepted**, you will proceed to pay the $700 course fee to finalize your spot in the class. More details about this will be provided in the acceptance email.

*Eligibility requirements:

Members of the following groups are eligible to participate in this course:

- Harvard Medical School (HMS) affiliated researchers from the Basic and Social Science Departments on the Quad (PIs should have grants administered by HMS)
- Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center (HNDC)
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)

**We will be selecting a total of 20 participants for this course based on various criteria, including your research statement and your affiliation (see above).

Contact information

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please do not hesitate to email us at hbctraining@hsph.harvard.edu.

Sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Tools and Technology (TnT) Committee, the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center (HNDC) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)

Bioinformatics Training at Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core

NGS Data Analysis Course Application, Summer 2016