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NERC Population and Metagenomics Workshop 2014
Glad you made it…
Glad you made it…
Aims of the workshop
• To provide you with an introduction to basic computational skills
• Genomics• Population genomics• Amplicon analysis• Metagenomic analysis
– We will not have time to work with custom datasets– You should be able to take what you learn and apply it to your own
project
• To introduce you to the leaders in the field• To introduce you to each other!
Housekeeping
• Toilets• Coffee (Ship studio except Saturday)
• 10:30 – 11:00• 16:00 – 16:30
• Food• Breakfast: 07:30 – 09:00 each day (and 08:00 – 09:00 on Sunday• Lunch: 12.30 – 14.00 each day (packed lunch only on Sunday 2
March – collect from Ship Studio between 10:00 – 10:30)• Dinner : 18.00 – 19.30 each day (apart from Sunday 2 March –
18:30 – 19:30 and Wednesday 5 March 19:30 till late)
• N.B. dining locations change – check timetable!
• WIFI• Username: upper.gatehouse• Password: ZXkop
Housekeeping• If going on any walks / runs please ensure that any
gates are kept closed. • Be respectful when returning to rooms at night to
other delegates/guests.• Smoking area - between the Ship studio and the Great
Hall, and outside the White Hart• Shops
– Dartington shops are a short walk away (approx. 15 minutes) – please ask reception for directions. Shop opening times: Mon-Sat 9.30am - 5.30pm, Sundays 10am -5pm.
– Totnes (small market town with a fascinating history and culture) is around 1.5 miles away from the main estate –please ask reception for directions.
Housekeeping
White Hart Bar
“The White Hart is proud to announce being awarded a 2013 Taste of The West Silver Award as well as being awarded Bronze for Best Dining Pub/Restaurant in the Herald Express English Riviera & South Devon Tourism & Hospitality Awards”
Dartington Hall
• 1925, Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst purchased the neglected 14th century Dartington estate
• The Elmhirsts poured their resources into the “DartingtonExperiment” – restoring the estate buildings and setting up a host of farming, forestry and educational projects.
• Early initiatives included Dartington Hall School, DartingtonTweed Mill and later DartingtonGlass.
Today …
• Dartington is an independent charitable organisation, trading ethically and sustainably as a social enterprise in order to fund its work
3 main areas:1. Arts
2. Sustainability
3. Social Justice
Faculty
Instructors
Coordinator
Who are you?
32 attendees
– 56% PhD
– 28% Post-Docs
– 3% Principal Investigator
– 13% other
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University of ExeterUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of Warwick
Cardiff UniversityDSTL
University of SalfordBrunel University
Imperial College LondonJames Hutton Institute
Newcastle UniversityStatens Serum UniversityUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of Birmingham
University of CambridgeUniversity of Leeds
University of OsloUniversity of Southampton
University of StirlingUniversity of York
Representation
Programme
Wednesday 26th Feb
– Introduction to Unix
– Introduction to sequencing and genomics Lecture – David Studholme
Thursday 27th Feb
– Introduction to Unix (cont...)
– Genomics Workshop
ProgrammeFriday 28th Feb
– Genomics Workshop (cont...)
– Introduction to RAD-Seq
Saturday 1st March
– RAD-Seq Workshop
Sunday 2nd March
– FREE DAY
Programme
Monday 3rd March– Marker-based Metagenomics
– Introduction to QIIME
Tuesday 4th March– Whole Genome Metagenomics Lecture –
Nick Loman
– Statistical challenges in metagenomics Lecture – Chris Quince
– Whole Genome Metagenomics Workshop
Programme
Wednesday 5th March
– Lecture (Peter Kille) Title TBC
– Open workshop/Group Discussions
– SIGN-UP sheets will be handed out
Thursday 6th March 07:30 – 09:30 Breakfast and departure – check out by 10:00
FUN
• Saturday 1st March: evening off
• Sunday 2nd March: free day (Dynamics Adventure)
• Wednesday 5th: final night (TBC)
• Running and yoga
Etiquette
• Please wear your name badge
• Be bar respectful (no doubles please)
• Be in lab 5 mins before session
• STOP your instance at the end of your session
• Don’t abuse your instance
• Laptop lids down during lectures• Unless you’re writing notes!
Keeping up-to-date
http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/popworkshop/
blogs.exeter.ac.uk/popworkshop/
• Timetable may change
• All lectures and workshops will be made available on the website
• Download workshop materials at the start of each workshop
• Check for twitter updates: @MetaPop2014 & #MetaPop14
• Do ask questions!
Realistic expectations
• Exhaustion
• Frustration
• You will not finish all the workshops
• You will not be an expert after a week
• Computers are moody
Tips
• Take breaks!!
• Help each other
• It is not a competition!!!!!
• Ask questions
• Get some sleep
ENJOY!
Website: http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/popworkshop/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/691268794229288/?fref=ts
@MetaPop2014#metapop14