Week 2: Creating and handling sequences
Week beginning October 20th, 2025
Tutors:
- David Baker
- Alex Trotter
- Andrea Telatin
Schedule
Trainers will provide accurate starting times for each session
| Date | Venue | Time | Overall programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 20 Oct | UG55C | 9.30 | Sequencing and the long reads (Alex Trotter) |
| Tue 21 Oct | UG44A | 9.30 | Bioinformatics QC (Andrea Telatin) |
| Wed 22 Oct | - | ||
| Thu 23 Oct | UG44B | 9.30 | Bioinformatics |
| Fri 24 Oct | UG44A | 9.30 | Illumina sequencing (David Baker) |
Note that these sessions are part of your mandatory training. Please email the organisers if you are going to be late or are unable to attend through illness. For Thursday/Friday, Please bring your MacBooks and ensure that you can log on to Eduroam.
Monday October 20th
Venue: Report to UG55C 9.30am
- Introduction to Sequencing
- Long reads sequencing
ℹ️ Instructors will guide you to the lab if needed
Tuesday October 21st
Venue: Report to UG44A 9.30am
- FASTQ format
- SAM/BAM formats
- QC of a sequencing run
Thursday October 23rd
Venue: Report to UG44B 9.30am
Nanopore QC and mapping with Andrea Telatin
Friday October 24th
Illumina Sequencing with David Baker
Next submodule:
Background to sequencing