DSC Workshop
Genomics Workshop: Hands-On Nanopore Sequencing & Data Science
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Learn to Generate and Analyze Genomic Data
Participants will work directly with Nanopore sequencing technologies to learn how genomic data is produced, processed, and interpreted. You’ll gain familiarity with the complete workflow—from DNA library preparation and sequencing to data quality control, genome assembly, and annotation.
The workshop emphasizes practical learning, giving participants the chance to generate their own data using a Nanopore sequencer and explore adaptive sampling techniques that allow for real-time enrichment or depletion of specific DNA targets.
Build Skills in Command Line, Cloud Computing, and Version Control
Participants will develop key computational skills for genomic analysis. This includes learning to navigate the command line, utilizing cloud-based platforms like Google Colab for bioinformatics workflows, and exploring tools like EPI2MEfor bacterial genome assembly and metagenomic analysis.
You’ll also be introduced to reproducible research practices using Git, an essential tool for version control and sharing your code and data confidently and transparently.
Work on Collaborative Projects and Present Your Findings
The workshop culminates in a group-based research project using either newly generated or previously collected sequencing data. Participants will form small teams, develop a research question, conduct an analysis, and present their findings to instructors and peers.
These projects give participants experience applying their skills to real-world data and communicating scientific results effectively—an essential part of collaborative research. In 2025, using sequencing output generated on day 1, participants tested the effectiveness of Nanopore Adaptive Sampling to enrich or deplete samples for specific targets in real-time during sequencing. They found that they could significantly enrich or deplete a single bacterial genome from a community providing a flexible alternative to PCR methods.