Date: 29 and 30 of January 2026
Location:  Forum building, room B0425, Campus Wageningen University
Target group: PhD candidates, postdocs and interested persons (max 40)
Registration: closed

Day 1: “Sequence similarity, databases and resources”

Join the course module on Sequence Similarity Databases & Resources and learn how to explore genetic data like a pro!

• Understand global databases like GenBank, UniProt, and Ensembl
• Use powerful tools like BLAST, PSI-BLAST, and FASTA
• Analyze sequence homology and predict gene/protein function
• Explore evolutionary relationships and genome annotations
• Hands-on practice with real biological data!

Trainer: Rens Holmer (WUR)

Day 2: “Genomics ”

Join the course module Comprehensive Genomics Course and gain the skills to understand, analyze, and interpret the genetic code

Content:

• Fundamentals of genome structure and function
• Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies
• Genome annotation, assembly, and variant analysis
• Functional genomics, transcriptomics & epigenomics
• Applications

Trainers: Harm Nijveen, Sandra Smit (WUR), Basten Snoek (UU)