SCN – RNA-Seq Analysis Workshop
The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is pleased to offer the popular RNA-seq Analysis Workshop once again, with sessions covering both bulk RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq. The course will be held from May 28-29, 2025 (with an optional tutorial session on May 30, 2025).
The main workshop will be held as a two-day session from May 28-29, 2025. The third day of the workshop (May 30) will be by invitation only for those trainees with their own RNA-seq data, and will be spent on the analysis of these data with support provided through online interaction with the workshop instructors.
Application deadline: April 16, 2025
Date: May 28-29, 2025
Workshop location: Online
Learning objectives
Through a mixture of interactive lectures and computer lab exercises, participants will learn about RNA-seq data acquisition and analysis and will gain hands-on training in RNA-seq data analysis. The course content is focused on RNA-seq data, but many aspects are applicable to data obtained from other platforms such as ChIP-seq and mass spectrometry.
The course will provide:
- A basic understanding of bulk and single cell RNA-seq technologies.
- Training in how to process raw RNA-seq data into differential gene expression lists.
- An understanding of the different statistical tests used to analyze gene sets.
- Experience with functional annotation enrichment analysis tools.
- Experience with the analysis of bulk and single cell RNA-seq data.
The workshop is organized by Dr. Ted Perkins and the Ottawa Bioinformatics Core Facility.
Who should attend?
This RNA-seq Analysis Workshop is designed for stem cell biologists (and other end users) who are looking to gain an understanding of the bioinformatics concepts and processes used to acquire, analyze, and interpret bulk and single-cell RNA-seq data.
How to apply
Complete the application form here by 11:59 PM (sender’s time), April 16, 2025.
Provide your CV and a full letter of support from your current supervisor detailing how your attendance will benefit your research and the lab’s stem cell research program as a whole. Letters and CV should be e-mailed by supervisors directly to trainingSCN@stemcellnetwork.ca at the same time you submit your application documents. A confirmation email will be sent within 24 hours of SCN receiving the submitted support letter. If a confirmation email is NOT received from SCN within 24 hours of submission, it is the responsibility of the applicant to contact SCN and ensure that all application materials have been received by SCN.
The SCN Training & Education Committee will review all complete applications, and applicants will be informed of the competition outcome by April 30, 2025.
Questions
For further information on this workshop or for application related enquiries, please contact trainingSCN@stemcellnetwork.ca.