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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">ELIXIR-IT is pleased to announce the upcoming "<b>scRNA-seq hands-on course: single cell RNA-seq data analysis</b>".
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">IMPORTANT DATES:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Deadline for applications:
<b>15 Sep 2023</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Course date:
<b>26-29 September 2023</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">VENUE</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">University of Turin, Molecular Biotechnology Center (via Nizza 52, Torino, Italy)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">FEE</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">The course fee is
<b>300 euros</b>, covering access to computing infrastructure (for the 4-day course), as well as lunches, coffee breaks, and a social dinner.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">A maximum of
<b>20 candidates</b> will be accepted, and seats will be allocated on a <b>first-come, first-served bas</b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">COURSE DESCRIPTION</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">This
course aims to provide participants with theoretical and practical
knowledge on how to perform bioinformatics analyses of scRNA-seq data
using
open-source software solutions. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">scRNA-seq analyses will be performed using the tools available as part of the Reproducible Bioinformatics Project: rCASC</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%" lang="EN-US">
(<a href="https://github.com/kendomaniac/rCASC" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/kendomaniac/rCASC</a>)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">For further details regarding the course content and schedule, please refer to the
<b>attached document</b> with course description and program.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">TARGET AUDIENCE</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">This
course is suitable for biologists who are new to single-cell gene
expression technology. Prior knowledge of statistics as well as
computing
skills are not required to attend the course.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Each
participant is expected to bring their own laptop for the course.
However, if needed, the organization can provide laptops for
participants.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%" lang="EN-US">The
course requires a very basic level of R, which can be reached following
these videos and performing the associated exercises (<a href="https://bit.ly/44iW8PQ" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/44iW8PQ</a>).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">REGISTRATION FORM</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Link:
<b><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bit.ly/43mWN14&source=gmail-imap&ust=1690625160000000&usg=AOvVaw0Vbz1HMPoztJGJn1R-ktti" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43mWN14</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"> For further information, please contact
<b>Raffaele Calogero: <a href="mailto:raffaele.calogero@unito.it" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
raffaele.calogero@unito.it</a></b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"> Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%"> Anna Marabotti<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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