Dear all,
We?re excited to announce the 2026 Genome Assembly & Annotation course, held online, 9?13 March 2026. This hands-on course will guide participants through de novo genome assembly and annotation, using Illumina, PacBio, and Oxford Nanopore sequencing, scaffolding methods (Hi-C, optical mapping), quality control, and manual curation.
Instructors & TA:
Dr. Giulio Formenti, The Rockefeller University
Dr. Guido Gallo, University of Milan
Ying Chen, Bioinformatics Specialist, Vertebrate Genome Lab
Invited Speakers & Special Guests:
Kirsty McCaffrey, Aureliano Bombarely, Marco Sollitto, Bonhwang Koo
Terence Murphy?s team (NCBI/NIH): Eric Tvedte, Pooja Strope, Linda Frisse, Eric Cox, Dong Ha
With leading experts from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and internationally recognised researchers, we?re bringing together a truly outstanding team to deliver a high-level, hands-on training experience in genome assembly and annotation.
If interested, check it out: [ https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course20/ ]( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course20/ )
Best regards,
Carlo
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Carlo Pecoraro, Ph.D
Physalia-courses DIRECTOR
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