7th Short Course on Next-Generation Sequencing: Technology and Statistical Methods

Held On: Mon 12/18/17 – Thu 12/21/17
Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham
1665 University Blvd, RPHB 107
Birmingham, Al 35294
https://www.uab.edu/map/?ryals
Lodging:

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  • Complimentary Breakfast
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  • Complimentary Guest Laundry
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Overview
Faculty
Contact

Next-generation sequencing technology is impacting almost all aspects of biomedical research. This technology generates an unprecedented wealth of data that demands novel analysis strategies. While IT infrastructure and bioinformatics developments are obviously required to enable sound information extraction, sophisticated statistical methodologies and algorithms are also essential for interpreting the data. We are calling statisticians, genetic epidemiologists, bioinformaticians, and genome biologists, to discuss the statistical challenges and opportunities in next-generation sequencing data analysis. We believe that this course will provide a venue for exchanging of cutting-edge information and ideas, and fostering collaborations among methodologists, analysts, and biomedical investigators.

Schedule of Events: Agenda

Mon 12/18/17

Time Topic Speaker Video
08:00 – 09:15 AM Registration Wanda Skipwith  
09:15 – 09:30 AM Introductory Remarks Hemant Tiwari  PhD  
09:30 – 10:30 AM Technical Overview of NGS (Platforms; chemistry; library construction) Shawn Levy PhD video
10:30 – 10:45 AM Discussion Shawn Levy PhD  
10:45 – 11:00 AM BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 PM Next Generation Sequencing in Methylation Studies Devin Absher, PhD video
12:00 – 12:15 PM Discussion Devin Absher, PhD  
12:15 – 01:30 PM LUNCH BREAK (Local Restaurants)
01:30 – 02:30 PM Decoding the Regulatory Genome through Functional Genomics and high-throughput assays Dan Savic, PhD video
02:30 – 02:45 PM Discussion Dan Savic, PhD  
02:45 – 03:00 PM BREAK
03:00 – 04:00 PM Introduction to Virtual Machine Vinodh, MS  
04:00 – 06:00 PM Software Demonstration & Hands-on Computing (R & Bioinformatics File Formats) Vinodh, MS  


Tue 12/19/17

Time Topic Speaker Video
09:00 – 10:00 AM Variant Calling & Assembly NGS Data David Crossman, PhD video
10:00 – 10:15 AM Discussion David Crossman, PhD  
10:15 – 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 PM Predicting Causal Variation Greg Cooper, PhD video
11:30 – 11:45 AM Discussion Greg Cooper, PhD  
11:45 – 01:15 PM LUNCH BREAK (Local Restaurants)
01:15 – 02:15 PM Rare Variants Analysis Michael Wu, PhD video
02:15 – 02:30 PM Discussion Michael Wu, PhD  
02:30 – 02:45 PM BREAK
02:45- 05:00 PM Software Demonstration & Hands-on Computing (Exome & Whole Genome NGS) Michael Wu, PhD, David Crossman, PhD  


Wed 12/20/17

Time Topic Speaker Video
09:00 – 10:00 AM Structural Variant Analysis Zechen Chong, PhD video
10:00 – 10:15 AM Discussion Zechen Chong, PhD  
10:15 – 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 PM Transcriptome Analysis Xiangqin Cui, PhD video
11:30 – 11:45AM Discussion Xiangqin Cui, PhD  
11:45 – 01:15 PM LUNCH BREAK (Local Restaurants)
01:15 – 02:15 PM Methylation using Bisulfite Sequencing Karen Conneely, PhD video
02:15 – 02:30PM Discussion Karen Conneely, PhD  
02:30 – 02:45 PM BREAK
02:45- 06:00 PM Software Demonstration & Hands-on Computing (RNA-Seq, BSmooth, DSS) Xiangqin Cui, PhD; Karen Conneely, PhD  


Thu 12/21/17

Time Topic Speaker Video
09:00 – 10:00 AM ChiP-Seq Data Analysis Hao Wu, PhD video
10:00 – 10:15 AM Discussion Hao Wu, PhD  
10:15 – 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30- 11:30 PM Single Cell RNA-Seq Analysis Hao Wu, PhD video
11:30 – 11:45 PM Discussion Hao Wu, PhD  
11:45- 01:15 PM LUNCH BREAK (Local Restaurants)
01:15- 03:00 PM Software Demonstration & Hands-on Computing (ChipSeq) Hao Wu, PhD  
03:00 PM Adjourn

UAB Faculty:

  • David Crossman, Ph.D.
  • Hemant K. Tiwari, Ph.D.
  • Vinodh Srini, MS
  • Zechen Chong, PhD

External Faculty:

  • Dan Savic, PhD – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Devin Absher, PhD – HudsonAlpha Institute
  • Greg Cooper, PhD – HudsonAlpha Institute
  • Hao Wu, PhD – Emory Univ.
  • Karen Conneely, PhD – Emory Univ.
  • Michael Wu, PhD – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Shawn Levy, PhD – HudsonAlpha Institute
  • Xiangqin Cui, PhD – Emory Univ.

Full List of Rotating Faculty can be found by Click here.

Contact Information:

Logistics: Wanda C. Skipwith
Department of Biostatistics
1665 University Blvd, RPHB 414
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Phone: (205) 975-9193
Email: Statgenetics@uab.edu

Scientific: Hemant K Tiwari, PhD
Department of Biostatistics
1665 University Blvd, 420C
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Phone: (205) 934-4907
Email: htiwari@uab.edu

Sponsors:
National Human Genome Research Institute
UAB Department of Biostatistics
HudsonAlpha

NHGRI Disclaimer: This material is based upon work supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) under Grant No. R25HG006110. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NHGRI.