2nd BIOINFORMATICS SUMMER WORKSHOP 2025

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About the Workshop

Following the success and overwhelming response to our 1st Intensive Bioinformatics Summer Workshop in 2024, we are excited to announce the 2nd edition focusing on microbiome and metagenome analysis. This intensive training program aims to promote bioinformatics awareness and literacy among Qatar University students. We really hope the supervisors/faculties can encourage their students to participate in this event.

 

Workshop Details

Dates: June 15-26, 2025 (excluding weekends: June 20-21)
Venue: Qatar University
Theme: Microbiome and Metagenome Analysis
Fee: QAR 50 per student

 

Prerequisites

Participants must have completed ONE of the following:

 

  • Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC)
  • CMPS 101: Introduction to Computing (Fall 2024 onwards only)
  • BIOM 685

Note:
Students who do not fulfill the above criteria must attend the one-day workshop for “Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC)“. Please see the available dates here. There are three available workshop sessions prior; April 19th  May 3rd and June 14th.

We will cross-check with our database using the given email address. If students do not fulfill the pre-requisite after June 14th, their names will be removed from the registration list.

Students who have attended last year are welcomed/encouraged to attend the same course this year to refresh their skills.

 

Eligibility

This workshop is only open to currently active undergraduate and Master students from Qatar University. Undergraduate students are highly encouraged to participate in this intensive workshop. We really hope the supervisors/faculties can encourage their students to participate in this event.

For PhD students, please click here

 

Unfortunately, due to resource constraint, we will not be able to include staff, research assistants, Post-Docs and others.

 

Workshop Objectives

 

  • Understand fundamental concepts of microbiome science and metagenomics
  • Develop practical skills in processing and analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS) data
  • Learn standard bioinformatics workflows for microbiome and metagenome analysis
  • Master visualization techniques for microbial community data
  • Apply statistical methods for interpreting microbiome datasets
  • Gain hands-on experience with relevant bioinformatics tools and software
  • Develop the ability to independently design and execute microbiome research projects

 

What You’ll Learn

Participants will gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in:

 

  • Designing a microbiome/metagenome
  • Quality control and preprocessing of metagenomic sequences
  • Taxonomic classification and community profiling
  • Functional annotation and pathway analysis
  • Microbial diversity analysis and visualization
  • Comparative metagenomics approaches
  • Integration of multi-omics data in microbiome research

 

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for undergraduate and master students at Qatar University with interest in:

 

  • Bioinformatics
  • Microbiology
  • Genomics
  • Computational biology
  • Environmental science
  • Health sciences

 

What’s New This Year

 

  • Assessment Option: Opportunity to sit for an examination and earn a Certificate of Achievement (in addition to the Certificate of Attendance like last year)

 

Registration Information

Please register by filling up this Google Form sheet. Please register using your QU email address!

 

Contact

For more details, please contact Dr Rozaimi Razali rozaimi.r@qu.edu.qa.