The DNA metabarcoding spring school is now in its fifth edition and this year it is co-organized by the metabarcoding.org team and the Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża, Poland.
The DNA metabarcoding spring school will hold from the 1st to 5th of June 2015.
Participants can register for the school (24 places) by sending an email to the following address :
The email must contain a brief curriculum vitae and a letter of motivation indicating how your researches are related to DNA metabarcoding and what you are hoping from this school. As part of the course program, each participant is required to give a flash talk (5 minutes) about its research and how it is related to DNA metabarcoding.
Main lecturers
- Marta de Barba (LECA, CNRS, France)
- Aurélie Bonin (LECA, CNRS, France)
- Frédéric Boyer (LECA, CNRS, France)
- Antony Chariton (CSIRO, Australia)
- Eric Coissac (LECA, CNRS, France)
- Håvard Kauserud (University of Oslo, Norway)
- Dorota Porazinska (University of Colorado, USA)
- Pierre Taberlet (LECA, France)
- Douglas Yu (Eastanglia, UK / Kunming Institute of Zoology, China)
- Lucie Zinger (EDB, CNRS, France)
Course Schedule
The school will consist of a series of lectures and practicals introducing different aspects of DNA metabarcoding. Bioinformatics practicals will introduce data analysis from raw sequences to basic ecological conclusions. Molecular ecology practical will present basic technics for DNA extraction in field condition and DNA amplification by PCR.
| TIme | June 1st | June 2nd | June 3rd | June 4th | June 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8h00 - 9h00 | Welcome lecture
presentation of the Mammal Research Institute PAS Rafal Kowalczyk |
Environmental monitoring
Anthony Chariton |
Co-occurrence and Interaction networks
Anthony Chariton |
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| 9h00 - 10h00 | DNA metabarcoding introduction
Pierre Taberlet |
Practical
Group A : Metabarcdong sampling |
Diet analysis
Marta de Barba |
DNA metabarcoding of nematodes communities Dorota Porazinska |
Practical
Group A: Bialowieza forest and its ecosystem |
| 10h00 - 10h30 | |||||
| 10h30 - 11h30 | Metabarcode design
Eric Coissac |
Practical
Group A : Metabarcdong sampling |
Biodiversity Patterns
Lucie Zinger |
Lecture 11 | Practical
Group A: Białowieża forest and its ecosystem |
| 11h30 - 12h30 | The earth micro biome project
Dorota Porazinska |
Metabarcoding and Mitogenomics
Douglas Yu |
Microbiology DNA metabarcoding
Håvard Kauserud | ||
| 12h30 - 14h00 | |||||
| 14h00 - 17h30 | 24 x 5 min flash presentation | Practical
Group A : Bioinfo 1 |
Practical
Group A: DNA extraction / PCR |
Practical
Group A: Bioinfo 2 Group B: DNA extraction / PCR |
Practical
Group A: Bioinfo 3 Group B: Białowieża forest and its ecosystem |
Travel and accomodation
To join Białowieża, the easiest way is to reach Warsaw airport. According to the number of participant, we will propose to you the most convenient solution to travel from Warsaw to Białowieża the Sunday 31h of March afternoon.
Accommodation will be provided in double bedrooms at the guesthouse located in the park close to the place of the school. Meals will be served at the same place at the Parkowa restaurant.
Workshop Costs
There are no registration fees for the workshop. Participants will have to pay for their accommodation, meals and travel expenses. The cost for accommodation and meals for 6 days is estimated to 1500 PLN ( 360€).
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