The final grade is based on performance, a written report on each day of the practical course, and one or two short oral presentations.

In this practical course, students work on a mini research project in the area ofgenomics, metagenomics or phylogenetics. Working in teams, the participants use state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools to address a series of typical computational questions. During the course, students read up on different methods and introduce the methods to each other in short presentations.

Students will gain practical experience in application of bioinformatics software for analyzing NGS data in the context of genomics, metagenomics or phylogenetics. They will be able to use libraries and frameworks, and will acquire knowledge or extend their knowledge of Java and Python. By working together in groups, students obtain teamwork and collaboration skills, and they will learn about project organization and presentation techniques. Students will know about the strengths and weaknesses and about the limitations of various methods for molecular sequence data, and will be able to describe and evaluate these methods.

Scientific publications