NGSchool2025

About NGSchool2025

Sequencing technologies have revolutionized the biological sciences, allowing researchers to gain unprecedented insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of life. With the rise of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and long-read sequencing technologies, scientists can now uncover complex genetic variations, structural rearrangements, and epigenetic modifications that were previously undetectable. These advancements are transforming fields like personalized medicine, agriculture, and environmental science, with far-reaching implications for global health and sustainability.

At NGSchool2025, you'll have the chance to learn from experts in the field, engage in hands-on workshops, and collaborate with like-minded peers from around the world. Our program is tailored to the educational needs of participants from the Visegrád Four (V4) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) regions but welcomes aspiring computational biologists and bioinformaticians from all backgrounds.

Key Topics

Our curriculum covers a wide array of topics, ranging from fundamental sequencing techniques to advanced computational approaches. Here's a sneak peek at what to expect:

• Base Modifications & Long-Read Sequencing Workshop
  Delve into cutting-edge long-read technologies like Nanopore sequencing, explore how base modifications impact genome architecture, and discover the latest analysis methods.
• De-Novo Transcript Discovery & Algorithmics
  Learn how to assemble and annotate transcriptomes from scratch using state-of-the-art algorithms for long-read sequencing data.
• Genomic Architecture & Structural Variations
  Understand the role of large-scale genomic rearrangements in shaping species diversity and their implications for human disease.
• CRISPR Experimental Design & Analysis
  Explore the transformative potential of CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing, and gain hands-on experience designing experiments and analyzing CRISPR data.
• Immunology: TCR/BCR Sequencing
  Dive into immune system genetics with T-cell receptor (TCR) and B-cell receptor (BCR) sequencing, exploring their applications in immunology and disease.
• Metagenomics for Virus Diagnosis & Surveillance
  Investigate how metagenomics is being used for real-time virus detection and monitoring, with a special focus on diagnostic and epidemiological applications.
• Population Genomics
  Discover how population-scale genetic studies are reshaping our understanding of human evolution, adaptation, and diversity.
• Cancer Evolution
  Explore the genetic changes driving cancer progression and resistance, and learn how sequencing technologies are helping to chart the course of cancer evolution.
• Single-Cell RNA & Spatial Transcriptomics
  Gain insights into the rapidly advancing fields of single-cell sequencing and spatial transcriptomics, which allow researchers to map gene expression at unprecedented resolution.

Speakers and tutors

Thomas Höfer

German Cancer Research Center
University of Heidelberg
Germany

Noam Kaplan

Department of Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology,
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel

Kenneth Hoehn

Department of Biomedical Data Science,
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
& Dartmouth Cancer Center
United States

Maxim Freydin

Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology
King's College London
United Kingdom

Maja Kuzman

Kuzman Consulting
Croatia

Otoniel Maya

Chalmers University of Technology

Victor Flores

Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
ATGenomics

Andrey Prjibelski

University of Helsinki
Finland

Sarah Buddle

University College London
United Kingdom

Diana Sharysh

Aarhus University, Denmark

Registration

The deadline to submit your application is 23.12.2024 06.01.2025 at 23:59 CET. Selection results will be announced at the end of January. If you have any question or problems get in touch via email: info@ngschool.eu.

Registration fee

The registration fee for the selected participants is 180 EUR/820 PLN for academia and 400 EUR/1840 PLN for industry. This fully covers the costs of accommodation and boarding during the school.
We try to make our events accessible and affordable for all and keep the registration fees to a minimum. However, we understand that in some circumstances covering the costs of participation in our event can still be challenging. We do not want money to be a limiting factor in anyone's participation, so we will provide financial support for several selected participants, primarily based on their socioeconomic status. We can offer two types of support:

• Travel grant to help you cover the cost of your travel to the event's venue.
• Fee discount or waiver directed to those participants who cannot get the fee covered by their institutions.

Both types of support will be preferentially grated to participants from academia (students, PhD candidates and faculty stuff), but application from industry will be considered, too. If you wish to be considered for travel grant, fee discount/waiver or both, make sure to fill the Bursary section of the application form, explaining your situation. We will try our best to help you.

Venue

NGSchool2025 will take place in Glass Residence in Otwock, near Warsaw, Poland. You can see the map with all important locations here.