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 -------------------- Carlo Pecoraro, Ph.D Physalia-courses DIRECTOR info at physalia-courses.org mobile: +49 17645230846 [ Bluesky ]( https://bsky.app/profile/physaliacourses.bsky.social ) [ Linkedin ]( https://www.linkedin.com/in/physalia-courses-a64418127/ )
2026 Genome Assembly & Annotation course - online, 9–13 March
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