Dear all,

We’re excited to announce the 2026 Genome Assembly & Annotation course, held online, 9–13 March 2026. This hands-on course will guide participants through de novo genome assembly and annotation, using Illumina, PacBio, and Oxford Nanopore sequencing, scaffolding methods (Hi-C, optical mapping), quality control, and manual curation.

Instructors & TA:

• Dr. Giulio Formenti, The Rockefeller University

• Dr. Guido Gallo, University of Milan

• Ying Chen, Bioinformatics Specialist, Vertebrate Genome Lab

Invited Speakers & Special Guests:

Kirsty McCaffrey,

Aureliano Bombarely,

Marco Sollitto,

Bonhwang Koo

Terence Murphy’s team (NCBI/NIH):

Eric Tvedte,

Pooja Strope,

Linda Frisse,

Eric Cox, Dong Ha

With leading experts from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and internationally recognised researchers, we’re bringing together a truly outstanding team to deliver a high-level, hands-on training experience in genome assembly and annotation.

If interested, check it out: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course20/