Event Details

i009. Hands on bioinformatics course on “Whole exome sequencing (WES) data analyses”(10 modules)

Essential skills for Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) data analyses

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Location: Dhaka, Chittagong

Date: 3rd October, 2025

Offered by: iNQUEST

Time: 11.00 AM

Trainers: Prof. AMAM Zonaed Siddiki and other academicians

Fee: 3500/- BDT

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This comprehensive 10-module course is designed for students and professionals in the life sciences.

Topics will cover:

  • Module 1: Concept and evolution of Whole Exome Sequencing
  • Module 2:  Linux Basic Overview: Introducing WES Pipeline
  • Module 3: Understanding NGS Data Formats: FASTQ, BAM, VCF, BED
  • Module 4: NGS Data Quality Control using FastQC & MultiQC
  • Module 5: Read Alignment to reference (hg38/chr22) using BWA
  • Module 6: Introduction to Variant Calling Tools: GATK, bcftools
  • Module 7: VCF Filtering & Normalization
  • Module 8: Variant Annotation using ANNOVAR or SNPEff
  • Module 9: Using ClinVar, dbSNP, gnomAD for variant interpretation
  • Module 10: Prioritizing disease-causing variants & Clinical Exome Report making