• [Photo] Dr. David Langenberger February 6, 2026
    June 15-19, 2026
    Berlin, Germany
    http://www.ecseq.com/summer-school

    Hi all,

    We're organizing our annual Berlin Summer School in NGS Data Analysis (), and thought it may be of interest to this community.

    This intensive 1-week, in-person course is designed for researchers and life scientists who want to gain a practical, hands-on understanding of next-generation sequencing data analysis without assuming extensive prior experience in bioinformatics. The course focuses on:
    • essential computing skills for everyday NGS analysis
    • understanding key NGS data formats and common pitfalls
    • running real RNA-seq workflows (QC -> mapping -> visualization -> differential expression)
    • structured introduction to DNA variant calling (VCF)
    • working with a real Illumina RNA-seq dataset
    The school uses proven bioinformatics tools to inspect and analyze real sequencing data with trainer support throughout. Note: single-cell RNA-seq is not covered as part of this Summer School.

    We're also pleased to have invited speakers contributing perspectives from both research and tool development:
    • Prof. Dr. Martin Kircher (Berlin Institute of Health at Charité / University of Lübeck / UKSH) - computational genomics & variant effect interpretation
    • Dr. Vladimir Jovanovic (Freie Universität Berlin) - genomic data analysis & functional interpretation
    • Dr. Jeremy Leipzig (TileDB) - scalable genomic data infrastructure & TileDB-VCF
    This combination of structured hands-on training and insights from active researchers and developers tends to work very well for participants who want to apply NGS workflows directly to real projects.

    Details and registration (first-come, first-served): http://www.ecseq.com/summer-school

    Happy to answer any questions about prerequisites or the program.

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