CGR advanced course in genome-wide gene expression profiling by array and NextGen sequencing

21 - 24 January, 2013. University of Liverpool, UK.

Organised by Professor Andrew Cossins (University of Liverpool) and Dr Marta Milo (University of Sheffield).

This course is designed to provide a thorough 3-day introduction to the conceptual, practical and interpretational issues involved in large-scale gene expression profiling. Whole transcriptome profiling is now well established, first using microarrays but more recently using the more adaptable next-gen sequencing-based approach. It can be applied to almost any biological question, but is challenging both in handling the huge amounts of data generated, and also in extracting understanding and knowledge in relation to the question being addressed.

The course has the following sections: -

• Introduction
• Laboratory approaces - microarrays and nextgen approaches
• Informatic issues, data handling, statistical analysis and significance levels
• Functional interpretation by integration of data into gene network models
• Design and cost implications
• Conclusions

The course is jointly presented by the Centre for Genomic Research, and the Centre for Computational Biology and Modeling at the University of Liverpool, and the School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield. We offer keynote talks by experts in all of the areas indicated. 

For draft programme and application form, please go to: www.liv.ac.uk/cgr.

Members of The Physiological Society are encouraged to apply for a travel grant to cover the costs of registration and travel to this workshop.  The deadline for travel grants to attend this workshop has been extended to 14 December.

For more information please email cstokes@physoc.org.