| Bringing you closer to metagenomics! I am very excited to know that you have selected (or are thinking in selecting) the field of metagenomics as a career path for your future. In this field, we strive to uncover and to reveal the secrets of our microbial planet. If you wish to explore more about this topic, I'll recommend that you read the book: "The New Science of Metagenomics", from the National Academy of Sciences (book cover image to the right). This book exquisitely explains the importance of this field. Most of us graduate students often face with the unstable confusion of not knowing how to analyze metagenomics data. There are too many programs available on the internet, yet it is not cleared which ones are more fitted for our analysis. This is the time when we often succumb in an abyss of uncertainty, and our brains are more likely to explode. |  *Image from National Academy of Sciences |
Well my fellow Metagenomic adventurers, we all have been there at some point of our lives. Luckily, there is good news for us. There are many workshops, small technical courses, seminar series, and summer courses that are offered throughout the year at many institutions that can help you stay on the right track.
Here, I'll show you a list of some programs that are useful for training students, professors and professionals in analyzing metagenomic data.
1) Marine Biological Laboratories (MBL)
– Summer Course in Microbial Diversity
(usually lasts 6 weeks | Deadline: Early February of each year)
– Special Topics in Strategies and Techniques for Analyzing Microbial Population
Structures
(usually lasts 11 days | Deadline: Early April of each year)
2) European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
– Practical course in Metagenomics: From the Bench to Data Analysis
(usually lasts 1 week | It is scheduled during April)
3) EMBL–European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
– Training course in Metagenomics: Managing, Analysing and Visualising Data
(usually lasts 3 days | Deadline: July 12, 2013)
4) University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences
– Course in Bioinformatics for metagenomic analyses and environmental
sequencing
(usually lasts 5 days | It is scheduled during March)
5) DOE Joint Genome Institute
– Workshops in Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics
(usually lasts 5 days | Scheduled throughout different dates, usually in February,
May and September)
Well, there you have it. If you happen to know of other courses that are useful for microbiologists, please, let me know in the comment section.
Good luck on your analysis!
Here, I'll show you a list of some programs that are useful for training students, professors and professionals in analyzing metagenomic data.
1) Marine Biological Laboratories (MBL)
– Summer Course in Microbial Diversity
(usually lasts 6 weeks | Deadline: Early February of each year)
– Special Topics in Strategies and Techniques for Analyzing Microbial Population
Structures
(usually lasts 11 days | Deadline: Early April of each year)
2) European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
– Practical course in Metagenomics: From the Bench to Data Analysis
(usually lasts 1 week | It is scheduled during April)
3) EMBL–European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
– Training course in Metagenomics: Managing, Analysing and Visualising Data
(usually lasts 3 days | Deadline: July 12, 2013)
4) University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences
– Course in Bioinformatics for metagenomic analyses and environmental
sequencing
(usually lasts 5 days | It is scheduled during March)
5) DOE Joint Genome Institute
– Workshops in Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics
(usually lasts 5 days | Scheduled throughout different dates, usually in February,
May and September)
Well, there you have it. If you happen to know of other courses that are useful for microbiologists, please, let me know in the comment section.
Good luck on your analysis!
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