This is an overview of the Bioinformatics courses. You can find the Systems Biology portfolio here.
Technology Track (T) |
Pattern Recognition: Frequency: once per two years Next occasion: March 23-27, 2015, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Last occasion: January 21 – 25th 2013, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Course Coordinators: dr. ir. Perry. Moerland (AMC), prof. dr. ir. Marcel Reinders (TU Delft), prof. dr. Lodewyk Wessels (NKI), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Pattern recognition |
Managing and Integrating Information in the Life Science: Frequency: once per two years (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Dr. Marco Roos (UvA), Dr. Katy Wolstencroft (VU), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Knowledge-based information management, Database workhorses, Web services for collaboration and data integration, Semantic data integration Last occasion: June 17 – 21st, 2013 in Leiden, the Netherlands Next occasion: expected 2015 |
Optimisation Techniques in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: Frequency: irregular (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Dr. Jaap Kaandorp (UvA), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Local optimalisation methods, Global Optimalisation (e.g. Monte-Carlo sampling, Basin hopping technique), Global Stochastic Optimalisation (simulated annealing, evolutiony algorithms), Dynamic Programming Last occasion: May 2010, Amsterdam |
Application Track (A) |
Algorithms for Biological Networks: Frequency: once per two year (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Prof. dr. Marcel Reinders (TUD), Prof. dr. Dick de Ridder (WUR), Prof. dr. Jaap Heringa (VU), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Properties of biological networks, Network inference, Alternative network models, Integrative bioinformatics, Network algorithms Last occasion: June 30st – July 4th, 2014 Next occasion: expected 2016 |
Comparative genomics: from evolution to function: Frequency: once per two years (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Dr. Berend Snel (UU), Prof. Dr. Martijn Huynen (RU), Prof. Dr. Jaap Heringa (VU), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Sequence analysis, protein-protein interaction, pathways prediction, genomics Last occasion: June 2-6, 2014 Next occasion: expected 2016 |
Protein structures: production, prowess, power, promises, and problems: Frequency: once per two years (pre-register) Course Coordinators: prof. dr. Gert Vriend (Radboudumc), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Protein structure visualisation, analysis and scientific application Last occasion: 4-8 November 2013, Nijmegen Next occasion: expected 2015 |
Life Sciences Track (LS) |
Next generation Sequencing Data Analysis: Frequency: once per year (register) Course Coordinators: Jeroen Laros (LUMC), Wilfred van IJcken (EMC), Judith Boer (LUMC), Johan den Dunnen (LUMC) Keywords: Next-generation sequencing data analysis Last occasion: August 2013, Utrecht Next occasion: 8th edition, 1-3 September 2014, Leiden |
Advanced NGS Course: RNA-seq Data Analysis: Frequency: once per year (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Peter-Bram ‘t Hoen (LUMC), Andrew Stubbs (ErasmusMC), Jan Oosting (LUMC), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: Next-generation sequencing, NGS, data analysis, RNA-seq, transcriptome. Last occasion: 7-9 July 2014, Leiden Next occasion: expected 2015 |
NGS Course: Genome Resequencing in Medical Diagnostics: Frequency: once per year Course Coordinators: Christian Gilissen (Radboud UMC), Johan den Dunnen (LUMC), Jasper Saris (Erasmus MC), Rob van der Luijt (UMC Utrecht) Keywords: Read Mapping, Variant Calling, Annotation of Variants, Computational Predictions, Evaluation and Reporting of results, Clinical Interpretation, Clinical Relevance Last occasion: May 2013 (2nd edition) Rotterdam Next occasion: 3rd edition, 28-30 October 2014, Rotterdam (organised by MolMed, MGC-ZWNL, VKGL & VKGN) |
Advanced NGS Course: de novo Assembly from NGS data: Frequency: once per year (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Gabino Sanchez-Perez (WUR), Jan van Haarst (WUR), Hendrik-Jan Megens (WUR), Johan den Dunnen (LUMC), Patrick Koks (NBIC) Keywords: NGS, next-generation sequencing, Assembly, de novo assembly, reference genome, assembler, k-mer, de Bruijn graphs Last occasion: January, 2013 in Wageningen Next occasion: 2014, Wageningen |
Metagenomics Applications and Data Analysis: Frequency: once per year (pre-register) Course Coordinators: Sacha van Hijum (Radboudumc/NIZO food research), Bas Dutilh (Radboudumc/CMBI), Celia van Gelder (NBIC) Keywords: metagenomes, environmental sequencing, functional profiling, next-generation sequencing, NGS, comparative metagenomics, bacterial genomics, microbial ecology, taxonomy Last occasion: March 31st – April 2nd 2014, Nijmegen Next occasion: 2015 |
The power of RNA-seq: Course Coordinators: Gabino Sanchez-Peres, Sandra Smit, Harm Nijveen (EPS, WUR), Patrick Koks (NBIC, WUR) Keywords: RNA-seq, transcriptome, experimental design, statistics, data analysis, mapping, quantification, differential expression, interpretation, pathways Last occasion: December 2013 (2nd edition), Wageningen Next occasion: unknown (pre-register) |