<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;white-space:pre-wrap">COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please circulate this email to those who might be interested.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ELIXIR-IIB is pleased to announce the upcoming <b>RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq Course.</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IMPORTANT DATES:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Deadline for applications: <b>28 Feb 2020</b></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Course date: <b>09-13 March 2020</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background-color:transparent">VENUE</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">University of Turin, Italy</span></font><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;white-space:pre-wrap">FEE</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">The course includes <b>a fee of 500 Euros, </b></span></font></span><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(253,253,253);color:rgb(17,17,17)">covering coffee breaks, lunches and a social dinner</span><span style="background-color:rgb(253,253,253);color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:16px">.</span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"> Participants are expected to pay their own travel and accommodation costs (if any).</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">COURSE DESCRIPTION</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">This course aims to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge on how to perform bioinformatic analyses of RNA-seq data using Bioconductor and other open-source software tools. A specific module will briefly describe the single-cell RNA-seq workflow, highlighting differences existing between bulk RNA-seq and single-cell sequencing. The course is suitable for life science researchers who are new to NGS technology, and no statistics prerequisites or computing experience are necessary for attending the course.<br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;white-space:pre-wrap">Full details at: <a href="https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2020/03/09/RNAseq-and-single-cell_Turin.html" target="_blank">https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2020/03/09/RNAseq-and-single-cell_Turin.html</a></span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Should you have any question, do not hesitate to contact the Local organiser </span>Raffaele Calogero (<a href="mailto:raffaele.calogero@unito.it" target="_blank">raffaele.calogero@unito.it</a>) or the</font> <font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ELIXIR-IIB Training Team (</span><a href="mailto:elixir.ita.training@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">elixir.ita.training@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">) </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p d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