Dear all,

We are excited to announce our upcoming online course, "Shotgun Metagenomics Processing and Analysis," taking place from December 10-13. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of advanced methodologies for studying microbial communities using shotgun metagenomics data.

Course website: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course33/

Course Overview

Participants will engage in both lectures and hands-on lab sessions to tackle key challenges in metagenomics, including:

• Data preprocessing
• Taxonomic profiling
• Strain-level characterization
• Microbial genome reconstruction
• Functional potential characterization
• Integrative statistical data analysis

By the end of the course, attendees will gain familiarity with cutting-edge bioinformatics tools and visualization techniques essential for metagenomics research.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for researchers and students looking to enhance their skills in analysing high-throughput microbiome data. A basic knowledge of the command line is recommended; we suggest completing an online tutorial if you're new to this.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the goals and approaches in studying microbial communities
• Proficiency in taxonomic, gene-related, and strain-level characterization using reproducible workflows
• Expertise in statistical analyses and visualization tools for microbiome studies

For the full list of our courses and workshops, please visit: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/