Hands-on Course in Epigenomics
Date: 11 - 14 November 2025
Language of instruction: English
Application Deadline: 7 October 2025 @ 13:11
The Hands-on Course in Epigenomics is a four-day intensive course combining laboratory work, theory, and bioinformatics training, focused on the generation and analysis of DNA methylation data. The course will be held at SciLifeLab/BMC in Uppsala, where the laboratory-based training will be conducted in the NGI OpenLab.
Course agenda:
November 11-12th Hands-on and theoretical training in WGBS and short-read sequencing.
November 13th Hands-on and theoretical training in long-read WGS.
November 14th Best practices for data analysis.
Each student will receive reagents to prepare up to 6 whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) libraries. Students are welcome to bring their own DNA samples or to use control DNA from cell lines provided by the organizers.
Lunch and fika will be provided.
This course is part of the SciLifeLab Epigenomics Symposium, which takes place on November 10th. All course attendees are encouraged to attend the Symposium. Requires separate sign-up.
Due to limited bench space, the course can accommodate only 8-10 participants. All applicants will be notified of their acceptance by October 10, 2025.
Contact: Ulrika Liljedahl (Ulrika.Liljedahl@medsci.uu.se)
Keywords: epigenomics, DNA methylation, NGS, sequencing, bioinformatics
Venue: SciLifeLab Uppsala, Entrance C11, BMC, Husargatan 3, Uppsala
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Prerequisites:
- Laboratory skills: Participants should have prior hands-on experience with basic molecular biology techniques. At a minimum, you should be comfortable with pipetting and have a basic understanding of PCR.
- Bioinformatics: No previous experience is required.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the principles of NGS library construction
- Prepare WGBS libraries using SPLAT (Raine et al., NAR 2017)
- Perform library quality control using standard methods
- Understand how to start sequencing runs on Illumina MiSeq i100 and ONT MinION platforms
- Apply best practices for DNA methylation data quality control and analysis
- Navigate the process for submitting sequencing libraries to NGI
Target audience: research engineers, PhD Students, postdocs, researchers
Tech requirements:
Course participants are required to bring a laptop for the bioinformatics module. Other than that, no other requirements. Instrumentation and materials for the wet-lab course will be provided.
Cost basis: Cost incurred by all
Cost: kr 2500.0 (SEK)
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