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Karolinska Institutet ‒ RIKEN Joint International Doctoral Course 2024 Bioinformatics Analysis and Visualisation of Medical Genomics Data

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[Date]
Sep 26 (Symposium), Sep 27-Oct 4, 2024 (Course)

[Venue]
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

[Background]
Karolinska Institutet (KI), which focuses on state-of-the-art high-throughput molecular technologies and bioinformatics. RIKEN and KI have a long-standing collaborative relationship since 2001 and together achieved remarkable research outcomes, e.g. FANTOM (Functional Annotation Of Mammalian Genome) 5 Project. Promoting the scientific exchange of young talents between Japan and Sweden is one the major goals of the RIKEN and SciLifeLab/KI collaborative effort.

[Purpose]

  • To enhance both basic understandings and practical skills in bioinformatics analysis, such as transcriptomics, epigenomics, genetics, and single-cell genomics, among others.
  • To offer students a platform for interaction and learning from researchers at top-tier research institutions.
  • To facilitate both scientific and cultural exchange between students from Japan and Sweden.

[Contents]

  • Comprehensive bioinformatics data analysis techniques, derived from handpicked published projects, spanning areas such as transcriptomics, genetics, epigenomics, and single-cell genomics studies among others.
  • Fundamentals of sequencing-based genomics technologies along with corresponding bioinformatics data interpretation strategies.
  • Understanding the principles of gene regulation in non-pathological conditions and their aberrations in diseases, both at individual locus and genome-wide levels.

[Format]

  • The course will be held in an international environment with English as course language.
  • The course consists of preparatory work, lectures, discussion, seminars and hands-on bioinformatics analysis. Preparation work is done in the week 1 without the need to be present on-site. Week 2 consists of lectures, seminars, discussion sessions and hands-on practicals.
  • For hands-on practicals, students will be divided into groups based on several handpicked published projects led by different teachers.
  • Individual presentations of their analysis results as examination at the end of the course.
  • Before the 1st day of the Course (Sept 26th), students are encouraged to attend the RIKEN-KI-SciLifeLab Symposium on Data Driven Multi-omics Integration in Life Sciences at SciLifeLab (not mandatory). [HP link to be announced.]

[Eligibility and Application procedure]

  • Master candidates, PhD candidates and Early career postdocs in medical, biological, or biology-related areas (Priority will be given to PhD candidates)
  • Up to 15 applicants will be selected, interview might be required, announce late July
  • The participant should have basic knowledge and skills in general bioinformatics (e.g. basic R / Python / Shell / Perl programming)
  • Applicants should obtain permission from their supervisors to participate in the course.
  • A recommendation letter from the supervisor of the applicants has to be to ki_riken_course.gsc[a]riken.jp (replace [a] with @)
  • Applicants must fill in this application form
  • Applicants are screened and accepted based on suitability and motivation.
  • Participants who successfully pass the course examination will receive a certificate of completion

[Registration]
The registration has been closed.

[Deadline] 26th July 2024

[Cost]
Free, with self-paid traveling costs (subsidies available, selected based on application contents, up to 320,000 yen)

[Teachers]
Dr. Carsten Daub, KI (Sweden) /RIKEN IMS (Japan)
Dr. Lea Mikkola, Universtiy of Turku (Sweden)
Dr. Chung Chau Hon, RIKEN IMS (Japan)
Dr. Ryuya Edahiro, RIKEN IMS (Japan)
Dr. Johnatan Moody, RIKEN IMS (Japan)
Dr. Jordan Ramilowski, RIKEN IMS/YCU (Japan)
Dr. Shohei Kojima, RIKEN IMS (Japan)
Dr. Katsuyuki Yugi, RIKEN IMS (Japan)
Dr. Chi Wai Yip, RIKEN IMS (Japan)

[Contact]
Karolinska Institutet ‒ RIKEN Joint International Doctoral Course 2024 Secretariat
RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN Yokohama Institute
1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045 JAPAN
General inquiries: ki_riken_course.gsc[a]riken.jp (please change [a] to @)

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[This event is a part of the RIKEN Symposium Series.]