<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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 ANNOUNCEMENT</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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-IT is pleased to announce the upcoming &quot;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">scRNA-seq Workshop. An introduction to single cell RNA-seq data analysis&quot;. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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;text-align:justify;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: 1</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">0 Sep 2022</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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 date: </span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">28-30 Sep 2022</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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">VENUE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">University of Turin<br>Molecular Biotechnology Center</font><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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">FEE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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">The course includes a fee of 220 euros. A maximum of 20 candidates will be accepted. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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">Priority will be given to candidates from ELIXIR-IT member institutions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">An introduction to single-cell RNA-seq data analysis. This course aims to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge on how to perform bioinformatic analyses of scRNA-seq data using open-source software solutions. </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">scRNA-seq analyses will be performed using the tools available as part of the Reproducible Bioinformatics Project: rCASC.<br>You can find here the complete <a href="https://github.com/ELIXIR-IIB-training/website/blob/gh-pages/docs/booklet_v2.pdf">course description and program</a>.<br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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">TARGET AUDIENCE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">This course is suitable for biologists who are new to single-cell gene expression technology. Knowledge of statistics is not necessary prior to attend the course.</font><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;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"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;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">Full details at:</span><a href="https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2020/03/09/RNAseq-and-single-cell_Turin.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><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></a><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2022/09/28/scRNA-seq-Workshop.html" target="_blank">https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2022/09/28/scRNA-seq-Workshop.html</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">For all kinds of queries, please contact Raffaele Calogero at: <u><a href="mailto:raffaele.calogero@unito.it">raffaele.calogero@unito.it</a></u><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;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">Kind regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Loredana Le Pera </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(ELIXIR-IIB Deputy Training Coordinator, ISS - FAST, Italy)</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We apologise for cross-posting. Please, email us back with the word REMOVE as the subject line, if you don&#39;t want to receive messages from ELIXIR-IT Training anymore.</span></p><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font><div><br></div>--<br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>ELIXI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