Tricks and techniques for confidently assembling metagenomes

Metagenomics workshop with Dr. C. Titus Brown. Remember to sign up!

This 3/4 day workshop will cover basic concepts and practical consideration for de novo assembly of metagenomes, with an emphasis on evaluating the assembly process. The workshop will include (but not be limited to) discussion and execution of partitioning and digital normalization approaches from our lab.

Bring a laptop!

Registration form. We have 25 places. First come first serve! Please only sign up if you are sure you will actually show up.

Dr. C. Titus Brown is the assistant professor, lab for Genomics, Evolution, and Development (GED) at Michigan State University, USA. See examples of prior workshops from 2010 and 2012 and check out Brown's blog.

The workshop is co-organized by the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), and the Microbial Evolution Research Group (MERG), Dept. of Biology, University of Oslo. For more information contact Lex Nederbragt.


PS. C. Titus Brown will lecture at the NSC one-day seminar the day before.

Published Nov. 8, 2012 10:19 AM - Last modified Sep. 9, 2020 11:11 AM