This comprehensive 12-module course is designed for students and professionals in the life sciences who want to gain a solid foundation in Prokaryotic Genome assembly and annotation. The course will cover the essential concepts and tools used to analyze NGS data, from whole genome assembly and anntotation to comparative genomics.

Topics will cover:

• Module 1: Introduction to NGS data: Basics of WGS
• Module 2:  Linux Basics – Command line and Bash scripts
• Module 3: De novo Assembly: Short read assembly
• Module 4: De novo Assembly: Long read assembly
• Module 5: Assembly Assessment and quality control
• Module 6: Structural Annotation and pipeline
• Module 7: Virulence and resistance gene identification
• Module 8: Genome visualization and syntenny plot
• Module 9: Submission of WGS data to NCBI database
• Module 10: Comparative genomics: Tools and strategies

Outcomes of taking the Event:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental principles of bacterial and viral genome assembly and annotation
• Utilize major bioinformatics databases and tools for NGS data QC and processing
• Perform sequence alignment, gene and protein structure prediction.
• Gain hands-on experience with Linux for biological data analysis.
• Apply your knowledge to real-world case studies and a final project.