Introduction to Bioinformatics for Genomics - Free Seminar

[Instats]

Hello everyone

Instats is excited to offer a free seminar, Introduction to Bioinformatics for Genomics, celebrating 25 years since the first publication of the human genome sequence. Bioinformatics has become essential to modern life-science research—bridging computational methods with high-throughput sequencing data to answer questions about biological mechanisms, variation, and disease. This field spans sequence-based assays, transcriptomics, variant discovery, and integrative analyses that power advances in genomics, molecular epidemiology, and translational research. Led by Dr Estefania Mancini of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, this session provides a practical, conceptually grounded introduction to the core bioinformatics steps used in genomics workflows. We’ll walk through how sequencing data is represented and assessed, why quality control is non-negotiable, how alignment underpins downstream inference, and how variant calling is performed and interpreted—before extending to functional annotation, workflow automation, and reproducibility-minded practices that help your analyses stand up over time.

The seminar is available on-demand and streaming anytime from today! Just head over to the Introduction to Bioinformatics for Genomics webpage where you can sign up for free.


Best wishes

Michael Zyphur
Professor and Director
Instats | instats.org

[williamcorlin]

Thanks for sharing this. I've been looking for a beginner-friendly genomics bioinformatics resource that focuses on the workflow rather than just the theory, so this sounds useful. heardle

I especially like that it covers QC, alignment, variant calling, and reproducibility, since those are areas that can be confusing when you're just getting started. Is the seminar suitable for someone with basic Python knowledge but very little hands-on experience with NGS data, or is it aimed more at researchers who already have sequencing datasets to work with?

[Instats]

Hello William

Thanks for your message. It's a great introduction and is available free for on-demand streaming. Instats has a broad selection of content that would be relevant for you actually both in the livestreaming and on-demand spaces. Check it out and I hope this helps!



Best wishes

Michael Zyphur
Professor and Director
Instats | instats.org

[vruwaspea]

Hello everyone

Instats is excited to offer a free seminar, Introduction to Bioinformatics for Genomics, celebrating 25 years since the first publication of the human genome sequence. Bioinformatics has become essential to modern life-science research—bridging computational methods with high-throughput sequencing data to answer questions about biological mechanisms, variation, and disease. This field spans sequence-based assays, transcriptomics, variant discovery, and integrative analyses that power advances in genomics, molecular epidemiology, and translational research. Led by Dr Estefania Mancini of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, this session provides a practical, conceptually grounded introduction to the Slope Game core bioinformatics steps used in genomics workflows. We’ll walk through how sequencing data is represented and assessed, why quality control is non-negotiable, how alignment underpins downstream inference, and how variant calling is performed and interpreted—before extending to functional annotation, workflow automation, and reproducibility-minded practices that help your analyses stand up over time.

The seminar is available on-demand and streaming anytime from today! Just head over to the Introduction to Bioinformatics for Genomics webpage where you can sign up for free.


Best wishes

Michael Zyphur
Professor and Director
Instats | instats.org

A practical introduction that covers QC, alignment, and variant calling sounds especially useful for researchers coming from a biology background with limited programming experience.