Hi everyone,

we would like to announce our upcoming hands-on NGS bioinformatics workshops for 2026. The courses are designed for biologists, molecular biologists, biomedical researchers, and life scientists who want to gain practical experience in next-generation sequencing data analysis.

Upcoming courses:

June 15–19, 2026
10th Berlin Summer School in NGS Data Analysis 2026
Berlin, Germany

September 9–11, 2026
A Practical Introduction to NGS Data Analysis and Variant Calling
Munich, Germany

November 2–5, 2026
2nd Berlin Winter School in RNA-Seq Data Analysis 2026
Berlin, Germany

November 23–25, 2026
Online Course – A Practical Introduction to NGS Data Analysis and Variant Calling
Online

The workshops focus on practical, hands-on training using real datasets and cover topics such as:

• QC and sequencing data handling
• read mapping and alignment
• RNA-seq workflows
• variant calling and interpretation
• reproducible analysis strategies

All in-person courses are intentionally kept interactive and discussion-oriented, with plenty of room for questions and exchange between participants.

Further information and registration: https://www.ecseq.com/ngs-workshops

We would be very happy to welcome some of you to one of the upcoming workshops.