Computational pangenomics course, conference, and biohackathon in Memphis, TN, exploring the cutting edge of pangenomes, biology, methods, software, and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Practical course/Conference/Biohackathon Registration Deadline: 1st April 2025
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Selected Participant will be notified by: 15th April 2025
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Payment Deadline: 29th April 2025
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Practical course / Workshop: XX-YY May 2025
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Conference: XX May 2025
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Biohackathon: XX-YY May 2025
Freeman Auditorium at the Hamilton Eye Institute
930 Madison Ave,
3rd floor,
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
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Freeman Auditorium at the Hamilton Eye Institute
930 Madison Ave,
3rd floor,
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
→ See the venue on the map
Room 101, UTHSC Translational Research Science Building
71 S Manassas St,
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
→ See the venue on the map
If you stay in Downtown, the Medical District, South City, or New Chicago, you can reach the event venue by getting on-demand, convenient, and affordable rides with Groove On-Demand.
Monday, May 12, 2025 - Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The use of a single reference genome in bioinformatics can lead to reference bias and miss important information about genome variability and relationships. New assembly methods have made it easier to generate high-quality complete genome assemblies, and using a pangenome graph that expresses many genomes and their mutual alignment can help address these issues.
This practical course / workshop will focus on building such graphs from whole genome assemblies and using them in various downstream applications in comparative genomics, evolution, variation analysis, sequence alignment, and phenotype association.
Participants will learn about pangenome concepts and gain practical experience building and analyzing pangenome graphs. They will apply these methods to complex research questions that require understanding the relationships between multiple genomes or accounting for variability when analyzing new genomes. By the end of the practical course / workshop, participants will have a strong understanding of pangenome methods based on whole genome assemblies.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
We will gather for an in-person conference on the day after the practical course / workshop.
This will bring together practical course / workshop participants and virtual and in-person speakers who are actively working on diverse aspects of pangenome research.
The virtual meeting will be open to the public.
Speakers will cover topics at the intersection of pangenome methods and biology, including a focus on basic methods, data structures, genome assembly, data visualization, and public collaborative pangenome projects.
We expect to draw speakers from a diverse set of species contexts.
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Andrea Guarracino, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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Erik Garrison, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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Flavia Villani, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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Pjotr Prins, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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Vincenza Colonna, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
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Tamara Brock, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, US
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics
Time: Monday-Tuesday, 12nd-13rd May 2025
TBD
Time: Thursday-Friday, 15th-16th May 2025
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Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
09:30-10:30 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
10:30-11:00 |
Everyone |
Coffee break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
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12:30-14:30 |
Everyone |
Lunch |
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14:30-15:30 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
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15:30-16:00 |
Everyone |
Coffee break |
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16:00-17:00 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
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Friday, May 16, 2025 |
09:30-10:30 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
10:30-11:00 |
Everyone |
Coffee break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
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12:30-14:30 |
Everyone |
Lunch |
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14:30-15:30 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
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15:30-16:00 |
Everyone |
Coffee break |
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16:00-17:00 |
Everyone |
Hacking |
Registration includes access to: all lectures and practical sessions, all course materials.
The cost includes all expenses associated with the event, with lunches, coffee, and snacks. In certain circumstances, we can waive the fees.
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Academic - $200, with financial support if needed
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Industry - $400
This practical course / workshop is intended for biologists and bioinformaticians interested in studying organisms with high genetic diversity or without a reference genome, as well as those involved in comparative genomics and the assembly of pangenomes for any species.
Selection of participants will be based on:
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good knowledge of Linux operating system and basic shell commands. This will be a mandatory prerequisite.
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familiarity with genomics data formats (e.g., FASTA, VCF, BED, …) is a plus.
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impact of the practical course / workshop for the participant and his/her research group.
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stage of the research project: priority will be given to participants with data already available and ready to be analyzed (participants data will not be analyzed during the practical course / workshop).
Fulfillment of these conditions by participants will be assessed through the registration form.
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