Hi everyone,

We are organizing the 2nd Berlin Winter School in RNA-Seq Data Analysis, a four-day, hands-on course for biologists and data analysts with little or no previous experience in NGS bioinformatics.

• Date: November 2–5, 2026
• Time: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Language: English
• Registration fee: EUR 1,449 excluding 19% VAT

Participants will work with real bulk RNA-Seq data and cover:

• Linux and command-line basics for bioinformatics
• FASTQ quality control and preprocessing
• Read alignment, split-read mapping and pseudo-alignment
• SAM/BAM files, mapping statistics and visualization
• Gene, transcript and exon quantification
• Differential gene expression with DESeq2
• Differential splicing and isoform expression
• Diagnostic graphics and statistics in R
• Comparison and critical evaluation of different analysis approaches

A basic understanding of molecular biology is sufficient. The course does not cover single-cell RNA-Seq analysis.

Course materials, catering, a conference dinner, a guided city tour, high-performance workstations and a downloadable analysis environment are included. No laptop is required.

Registration will close soon or as soon as all available places have been filled. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

More information and registration