<div dir="ltr"><div><b>COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT</b><br>Please circulate this email to those who might be interested.<br><br>ELIXIR-IIB, in collaboration with University of Bari “Aldo Moro” and Fondazione Edmund Mach is pleased to announce the upcoming training course on “Profiling of microbial communities using targeted and shotgun metagenomics"<br><br><b>IMPORTANT DATES:<br>Deadline for applications: 20th May 2025<br>Course date: 30th June - 4th July 2025<br>Selected participants will be notified by 31st May 2025</b><br><br>A maximum of <b>25 candidates</b> will be accepted in the course. Priority will be given to candidates from ELIXIR-IIB member institutions and ELIXIR Nodes.<br><br><b>VENUE:</b> </div><div>“Vecchi Istituti Biologici”, Campus Ernesto Quagliarello, via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari (see on the map:
<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/8vMErM9DugHk55QGA">https://maps.app.goo.gl/8vMErM9DugHk55QGA</a>).<br><br><b>FEE</b>: </div><div>The workshop includes a fee of <b>250 Euros for academic attendees</b> and <b>350 Euros for industry professionals</b><br><br><b>COURSE DESCRIPTION:</b><br>This training course focuses on the study of the microbiota using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques. The course will introduce DNA metabarcoding and shotgun metagenomics and illustrate the major computational tools for the analysis of metagenomic data. In addition, the course will provide an introduction to Machine Learning methods applied to the analysis of metagenomic data. The course will include both a theoretical introduction to the topics and practical sessions with real data.<br><br><b>TARGET AUDIENCE</b><br>The workshop is open to all biological or biomedical PhD and Post-Doc research scientists interested in learning the basics of metagenomic and metataxonomic data analysis. The course requires basic knowledge of Unix and the command line (bash shell). <br><br><b>COURSE WEBSITE AND REGISTRATION FORM</b><br>Full details and registration form available at: <br><a href="https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/site/2025-06-30-Profiling_microbial_communities">https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/site/2025-06-30-Profiling_microbial_communities</a><br><br><b>For all kinds of queries, please contact the organisers Claudio Donati at: <a href="mailto:claudio.donati@fmach.it">claudio.donati@fmach.it</a>, Bruno Fosso at: <a href="mailto:bruno.fosso@uniba.it">bruno.fosso@uniba.it</a> or Monica Santamaria at: <a href="mailto:monica.santamaria@uniba.it">monica.santamaria@uniba.it</a><br></b><br>Thank you for your interest.<br><br>The Organisers<br>Claudio Donati (Fondazione Edmund Mach), Bruno Fosso (UniBa) and Monica Santamaria (UniBa).<br>Veronica Morea and Allegra Via (on behalf of the ELIXIR-IIB Training Team).</div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>ELIXIR-IT Training </b><div><a href="https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/site/" target="_blank">https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/site/</a></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w5ncNZBTMSbpTrPUvjjRQcMsjTpYIdbTMx7hQBgBGA9hp3vhhs_Nc4ilxpH2OZwAgtV6kNnicRYxwWP45Md0Ayc9o7kk-67lS5sE09kw" width="96" height="72"></div><div><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><i>If you no longer wish to receive updates from
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