9th Course: March 2nd – March 18th 2020
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing
Camila Mazzoni, Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
Genome Assembly
Deborah Triant, University of Missouri, USA
Gene predictions and Genome Browsers
Genis Parra, Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG-CRG), Barcelona, Spain
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, Free University Berlin, Germany
Statistics and data analysis
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Comparative analysis of expression data
Stefano Berto, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Introduction to Python
Sofia Robb, Stower’s Institute for Medical Research, USA
Population genomics
Stefan Laurent, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Phylogenomics
Iker Irisarri, Museo National Museum of Natural Sciences (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
Ancient DNA of wine grapes
Nathan Wales, University of York, United Kingdom
Bayesian Inference
Stuart Baird, Department of Population Biology Studenec, Czech Republic
Introduction to Machine Learning
Daniel Wiegreffe, University of Leipzig, Germany
Teaching Assistants
Dulce Valdivia, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
Marisa Cerezo,University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Esteban Lopez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Isolde van Riemsdijk, Leiden University, Netherlands
Jeong-Eun Lee, Free University Berlin, Germany
Diyendo Massilani, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Carsten Schaeuble, Free University Berlin, Germany
Ingmar Camphausen, Free University Berlin, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, daRostim, Waldheim, Germany
8th Course: March 12th – March 28th 2019
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing
Camila Mazzoni, Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
Genome Assembly
Deborah Triant, University of Missouri, USA
Gene predictions and Genome Browsers
Genis Parra, Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG-CRG), Barcelona, Spain
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, Free University Berlin, Germany
Statistics and data analysis
Stuart Baird, Department of Population Biology Studenec, Czech Republic
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
Introduction to Python
Sofia Robb, Stower’s Institute for Medical Research, USA
Population genomics
Stefan Laurent, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Phylogenomics
Iker Irisarri, Museo National Museum of Natural Sciences (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
How to handle big data
Daniel Wiegreffe, University of Leipzig, Germany
Great ape diversity and population history
Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
The genomics of adaptive radiation
Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
Teaching Assistants
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Dulce Valdivia, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
Sandra Oliveira, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Stefan Struett, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Isolde van Riemsdijk, Leiden University, Netherlands
Jeong-Eun Lee, Free University Berlin, Germany
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Carsten Schaeuble, Free University Berlin, Germany
Ingmar Camphausen, Free University Berlin, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, daRostim, Waldheim, Germany
7th Course: March 5th – March 21st 2018
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Alvaro Perdomo Sabogal, Free University Berlin, Germany
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing
Mark Ravinet, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
Genome Assembly
Deborah Triant, University of Missouri, USA
Gene predictions and Genome Browsers
Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute for Cell Biology and Genomics, Dresden, Germany
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, Free University Berlin, Germany
Statistics and data analysis
Stuart Baird, Department of Population Biology Studenec, Czech Republic
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
Introduction to Python
Sofia Robb, Stower’s Institute for Medical Research, USA
Population genomics
Stefan Laurent, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Phylogenomics
Christoph Bleidorn, University of Göttingen, Germany
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
How to handle big data
Daniel Wiegreffe, University of Leipzig, Germany
3 days final project
Invited speakers
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Genomic approaches to understanding immunity in an aspiring model species
Seth Barribeau, University of Liverpool
Bioinformatics and problem solving in paleogenomics
Christina Warinner, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany
The genomics of adaptive radiation
Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
Teaching Assistants
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Lukas Kuderna, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Sandra Oliveira, CIBIO/InBIO: Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Portugal
Cristian Velandia, University of Leipzig, Germany
Valerie de Anda, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
Alejandro Cerón Noriega, Geomar, Kiel, Germany
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Carsten Schaeuble, Free University Berlin, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, daRostim, Waldheim, Germany
6th Course: March 4th – March 20th 2017
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
David Langenberger, ecSeq Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany
NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing
Mark Ravinet, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
Gene predictions and Genome Browsers
Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute CBG, Dresden, Germany
Genome Assembly
Deborah Triant, University of Florida, USA
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Data visualization in R
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
Introduction to Python
Johann Visagie, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Population genomics
Susanne Pfeifer, Arizona State University, USA
Phylogenomics
Maribel Hernandez Rosales, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Great ape diversity and population history
Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Genomic approaches to understanding immunity in an aspiring model species
Seth Barribeau, University of Liverpool
Evolution of non-coding RNAs: The RNA-Zoo
Peter Stadler, University of Leipzig
Teaching Assistants
Jan Engelhardt, University of Leipzig, Germany
Amin Saffari, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Lukas Kuderna, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Cristian Velandia, National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Valerie de Anda, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, daRostim, Waldheim, Germany
5th Course: February 10th – February 27th 2016
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
David Langenberger, ecSeq Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany
NGS for non-model organisms: Reduced representation sequencing
Mark Ravinet, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
Gene predictions and Genome Browsers
Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute CBG, Dresden, Germany
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
Statistics & Inference
Rik Verdonck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Introduction to Python
Johann Visagie, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Population genomics
Stefan Laurent, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Felix Key, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Phylogenomics
Maribel Hernandez Rosales, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
Graphs and Biological networks
Maribel Hernandez Rosales, National University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
The genomics of adaptive radiation
Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
Epistasis and molecular evolution
Fyodor Kondrashov, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Ancient DNA
Michi Hofreiter, University of Potsdam, Germany
Analysis of structural variants
Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Teaching Assistants
Henrike Indrischek, University of Leipzig, Germany
Jan Engelhardt, University of Leipzig, Germany
Amin Saffari, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Deisy Gysi, University of Leipzig, Germany
Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, University of Leipzig, Germany
Lukas Kuderna, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany
4th Course: March 17th – April 2nd 2015
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, Kings College London, United Kingdom
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany
Mario Fasold, University of Leipzig, Germany
Analysis of RAD sequencing data and Assembly
Anja Westram, University Sheffield, United Kingdom
Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, University of Leipzig, Germany
Gene predictions and Genome Browsers
Genis Parra, Max-Planck-Institute CBG, Dresden, Germany
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, University of Leipzig, Germany
Statistics & Inference
Rik Verdonck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, METU Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
Introduction to Perl
Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Introduction to BioPerl
Deborah Triant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Phylogenomics
Christoph Bleidorn, University of Leipzig, Germany
Population genomics
Stefan Laurent, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Introduction to databases
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
The genomics of adaptive radiation
Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
Evolutionary behavior
Katja Liebal, Free University Berlin, Germany
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
Analysis of structural variants
Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
Steve Hoffmann, David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany
Teaching Assistants
Alvaro Perdomo Sabogal, University of Leipzig, Germany
Henrike Indrischek, University of Leipzig, Germany
Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, University of Leipzig, Germany
Sarah Berkemer, University of Leipzig, Germany
Jan Engelhardt, University of Leipzig, Germany
Daniel Gerighausen, University of Leipzig, Germany
Tiago Carvalho, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Rik Verdonck, University of Leuven, Belgium
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany
1st Programming for Evolutionary Biology goes to the Americas:
November 24th to December 12th 2014, Bogotá Colombia
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3rd Course: March 21st – April 6th 2014
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
Steve Hoffmann, David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany
Analysis of RAD sequencing data and Assembly
Anja Westram, University Sheffield, United Kingdom
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, University of Leipzig, Germany
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Introduction to Perl
Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
Introduction to BioPerl
Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
Phylogenomics
Christoph Bleidorn, University of Leipzig, Germany
Population genomics
Stefan Laurent, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
Introduction to databases
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
The genomics of adaptive radiation
Walter Salzburger, University of Basel, Switzerland
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
Epistasis and molecular evolution
Fyodor Kondrashov, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Evolution of non-coding RNAs
Peter Stadler, University of Leipzig, Germany
Teaching Assistants
Alvaro Perdomo Sabogal, University of Leipzig, Germany
Jan Engelhardt, University of Leipzig, Germany
Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, University of Leipzig, Germany
Bia Walter, University of Leipzig, Germany
Tiago Carvalho, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Rik Verdonck, University of Leuven, Belgium
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany
2nd Course: April 3rd – April 19th 2013
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data (with reference genome)
Steve Hoffmann, David Langenberger, University of Leipzig, Germany
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data (for non-model organisms)
Sonja Grath, University of Munich (LMU), Germany
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, University of Leipzig, Germany
Comparative analysis of expression data
Mehmet Somel, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Biological graphs and networks
Jing Qin, University of Leipzig, Germany
Introduction to Perl
Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
Introduction to BioPerl
Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
Phylogenomics
Christoph Bleidorn, University of Leipzig, Germany
Population genomics
Johannes Engelken, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Introduction to databases
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
4 days final project
Invited speakers
Evolution of behavior
Sarah London, University of Chicago, USA
Analysis of structural variants
Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Genomics of speciation
Rui Faria, University of Porto, Portugal
Evolution of non-coding RNAs
Peter Stadler, University of Leipzig, Germany
Teaching Assistants
Lydia Steiner, University of Leipzig, Germany
Jan Engelhardt, University of Leipzig, Germany
Miguel Fonseca, University of Vigo, Spain
Tiago Carvalho, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Vladimir Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Rik Verdonck, University of Leuven, Belgium
Technical Support
Jens Steuck, University of Leipzig, Germany
Petra Pregel, University of Leipzig, Germany
Valentina Klebanova, DITON, Regis-Breitingen, Germany
1st Course: March 17th – April 1st 2012
Modules and Instructors
Introduction to Linux systems
Giovanni Marco Dall’Olio, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Introduction to R
Katja Nowick, University Leipzig, Germany
Analysis of next generation sequencing data
David Langenberger, University Leipzig, Germany
Analysis of structural variants
Tomas Marques-Bonet, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Analysis of expression data
Katja Nowick, University Leipzig, Germany
Promoter evolution
Annalisa Marsico, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
Statistics & Inference
Stuart Baird, University Porto, Portugal
Introduction to Perl
Sofia Robb, University of California Riverside, USA
Phylogenomics
Rasmus Nielsen, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Rui Faria, University Porto, Portugal
Ensembl API
Bert Overduin, EMBL – European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
Introduction to databases
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
Visualization of scientific data
Jan Aerts, Leuven University, Belgium
3 days final project
Invited speakers
Evolution of behavior
Sarah London, University of Chicago, USA
Evolutionary ecology
Claudia Acquisti, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Germany
Genotype to phenotype mapping
Ben Lehner, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
NGS of non-model organisms
Markus Pfenninger, Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Frankfurt, Germany
Teaching Assistants
Lydia Steiner – University Leipzig, Germany
Christian Arnold – University Leipzig, Germany
Rosalina Tincopa – University Leipzig, Germany
Stefano Berto – University Leipzig, Germany
Tiago Carvalho – University Porto, Portugal
Miguel Fonseca – University Porto, Portugal
Javier Prado – University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Technical Support
Jens Steuck
Petra Pregel
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