February 10, 2020 to February 13, 2020
NIH Campus- Bethesda, Maryland
Registration occurs on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for registration is one week before the first day of the course. If you are unable to register before the deadline, please email: training@faes.org or call 301-496-7977 for space availability.
NIH Fellows or NIH community members being sponsored by their lab can enroll tentatively, using the Contract: SF-182 option on the workshop’s registration site while waiting for authorization of payment. Enrollment is not guaranteed until payment is received.
Objectives
Metagenomics is gaining importance due to low cost next generation sequencing technologies. This training will introduce participants to the end-to-end solutions for analyzing metagenomic data, starting from data quality analysis, alignment, community profiling, taxonomic comparison and novel taxa discovery.
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 also receive a cookbook style manual for all the hands-on exercises.
Who should attend
- Researchers and academics who are aspiring to learn the popular tools and techniques to analyze metagenomic/microbiome data.
- Clinicians who are interested in discovering metagenomics based biomarkers for diagnostic and therapeutic uses.
- Biomedical students who are interested in pursuing research on metagenomics.
- Scientists in program administration interested in learning the standard tools for metagenomic analysis.
Prerequisites:
Participants should be comfortable with basic computer skills.
Hands-on Skills/Tools taught
Processing and Analysis mothur, FLASh
Analysis Permanova
Analysis ANOSIM
Marker analysis LEfSe
Marker analysis QIIME2
Functional analysis PICRUSt
Metagenomics analysis A5-miseq, MetAmos/MetaVelvet
Contig annotation MEGAN
Functional analysis bioBakery
Advanced visualizations phyloseq
Network analysis Cytoscape
Training Rate
$1,199.00
Discounted Training Rates
$695.00 - NIH Trainees (fellows, postdocs, postbacs - NIH ONLY)
$895.00 - NIH Community
$999.00 - Academia, US Government, US Military
Comprehensive Binder
Contains all notes, protocols, and reference material needed. No additional books are required.
Credit
Although no grades are given for courses, each participant will receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) based on the number of contact hours. One CEU is equal to ten contact hours. Upon completion of the course each participant will receive a certificate, showing completion of the workshop and 2.8 CEUs.
Refund Policy
100% tuition refund for registrations cancelled 14 or more calendar days prior to the start of the workshop.
50% tuition refund for registrations cancelled between 4 to 13 calendar days prior to the start of the workshop.
No refund will be issued for registrations cancelled 3 calendar days or less prior to the start of the workshop.
Notification
All cancellations must be received in writing via email to Ms. Carline Coote at registration@faes.org.
Cancellations received after 4:00 pm (ET) on business days or received on non-business days are time marked for the following business day.
All refund payments will be processed by the start of the initial workshop.
Suggested Accommodation
A special rate is available to all workshop attendees. This includes complimentary buffet breakfast, guest room Wi-Fi, and discounted $15 parking per night. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to/from the NIH campus. The hotel is also within walking distance of the training facility. Reservations can be made online, see below.