MARBIGEN (FP7-REGPOT-2010-1) - www.marbigen.org,  kindly invites you to the 

Workshop on "Next-Generation Sequencing technologies and Informatics tools for 

studying Marine Biodiversity and Adaptation". The Workshop will be held on the 1st

-3rd of October 2012 at the Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics - HCMR, Heraklion, 

Crete, Greece.  

 

Program details, a registration form as well as a list of the keynote speakers can be found 

on the workshop website (see link below): 

 

DNA sequencing and genotyping technologies are advancing very fast, with the 

development of novel methodologies and machinery and the utilization of new types of 

molecular markers, giving insights into genomes rapidly, thus changing both the scale 

and the mode of genetic analysis. This offers a unique opportunity to get better insights 

into marine genetic biodiversity and to study adaptive genetic variation, developmental 

and molecular physiology mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt to new 

environments (e.g. climatic changes, invasions, new pathogens).  

 

This workshop aims to:  

a) present key concepts on Next-Generation DNA sequencing and genotyping techniques  

b) provide a comprehensive overview of available bioinformatics tools for analyzing 

whole genomes, discovering molecular markers, genes and annotation,  

c) present the advantages and caveats of new approaches for studying genetic 

biodiversity,  

d) integrate these new approaches into population and conservation genomics, 

phylogenomics and adaptation.  

 

The workshop will consist of a series of lectures that cover various aspects of marine 

biodiversity and adaptation. Invited speakers are chosen based on their effectiveness in 

teaching theory and practice in genetic diversity, genomics, phylogenomics, and 

adaptation. Included among the faculty are developers and other experts in the use of 

computer programs and packages for the analysis of high-throughput data.  

 

Who can attend: The workshop targets mainly PhD students and post-docs, but also 

researchers interested in high-throughput DNA analysis methods.  

 

Registration is free.  

 

The official language of the workshop is English. All lectures will start at 9:00 and will 

be completed by 19:00 at the amphitheater of HCMR main building. 

 

We look forward seeing you at HCMR

Dates: 1-3 October 2012
Place: IMBG - HCMR
Main Building of HCMR
Thalassocosmos
Former U.S. Base of Gournes
71500 Gournes
Heraklion, Crete, Greece