Dear all,

we're happy to share details about our upcoming Physalia online course: Introduction to Genome Annotation, taking place 19–22 May.

This practical course will guide participants through key aspects of annotation workflows, including:

• Sample quality and sequencing platform selection

• Transcriptome assembly (ab initio and de novo)

• Evidence-guided gene prediction (e.g., BRAKER, Augustus)

• Building and assessing gene models

• Approaches to genome-specific challenges

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Set up and run a full annotation pipeline

• Apply best practices to address annotation challenges

• Use standard tools for gene prediction and evaluation

More info and registration: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/genome-annotation/

Feel free to share this with colleagues who may be interested.