Training in Metagenomics Data Analysis @NIH, USA, Nov 14 - 17, 2017

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Hands-on Training in Metagenomics Data Analysis
Nov 14 - 17, 2017

Where?
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 60, Room 162
Bethesda, MD 20892

Objectives
This training will introduce participants to the end-to-endsolutions for analyzing metagenomic data, starting from data quality analysis, alignment, community profiling, taxonomic comparison and novel taxa discovery.

Hands-on Skills/Tools Taught

• Processing and Analysis : mothur, FLASh
• Analysis : Permanova
• Analysis : ANOSIM
• Marker analysis : LEfSe
• Marker analysis : QIIME
• Functional analysis : PICRUSt
• Metagenomics analysis : A5miseq
• Contig annotation : MEGAN
• Functional analysis : bioBakery
• Advanced visualizations : phyloseq
• Network analysis : Cytoscape

Highlights

• Participants will work with a Graphic User Interface based Linux Desktop environment in the Amazon Cloud, that is specially configured to run popular open source metagenomics analysis tools.
• Participants will be provided with free access to the fully configured Amazon Machine Image for their personal use after the training.
• Participants will also receive a cookbookstyle manual for all the handson exercises.
• After training support is also provided through exclusive members only forum.
• Hands-on training provided by NIH researchers active in the field of metagnomics

For more information and registration, please visit the following page;
Information and Registration

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[graham-pete]

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