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DESCRIPTION:This course caters primarily to individuals engaged in patholog
 y practice or research who do not have much experience with advanced compu
 tation or bioinformatics. No knowledge of bioinformatics\, programming\, o
 r use of the command-line interface is required to fully appreciate the co
 urse content. OMPRN will fully cover the course registration fee and provi
 de support for travel and accommodation for pathologists and pathology tra
 inees* (details below). Email support@bioinformatics.ca with any questions
 . The characterization of sequence variants in a patient’s tumour is key
  to individualized cancer care. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is used w
 idely to identify genetic variants in clinical oncology samples. Clinical 
 laboratory professionals and researchers tasked with interpreting molecula
 r results would benefit from understanding the strengths and limitations o
 f the chemical processes and instruments that generate those data. Further
 more\, an understanding of the processes by which NGS data are produced an
 d analyzed would help with sample workflow optimization and assay troubles
 hooting in a clinical lab or research setting. This two-day workshop will 
 cover the distinct sequencing chemistry used by several common NGS platfor
 ms\, as well as methods for downstream data analysis and interpretation. P
 articipants will gain an understanding of and develop skills relating to: 
  Nucleic acid sequencing technologies and their chemistries NGS data quali
 ty control Sequence alignment and visualization Variant calling Online seq
 uence databases and analysis tools Variant annotation Protecting patient h
 ealth data  This course is intended to introduce learners to the chemistry
  and computational biology techniques associated with several of the most 
 common NGS platforms used for sequencing clinical samples. Learners seekin
 g in-depth bioinformatics training to extend on the knowledge gained from 
 this course are encouraged to visit bioinformatics.ca to explore more adva
 nced workshops. * For the purpose of this course\, a pathologist is define
 d as: EITHER an MD with certification from the Royal College of Physicians
  and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)\, or an equivalent governing body in anoth
 er jurisdiction\, in Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology\, Diagnostic and C
 linical Pathology\, Hematopathology or Neuropathology with hospital respon
 sibilities\; OR\, an MD or PhD clinical laboratory scientist with Canadian
  College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) fellowship or equivalent with hospi
 tal responsibilities. A pathology trainee is a pathology resident with an 
 MD degree enrolled in an Ontario-based residency-training program or an On
 tario-based CCMG training program. Postgraduate pathology trainees who hav
 e completed or are eligible to undertake the RCPSC certification examinati
 ons but who have not yet assumed a faculty or staff position will be eligi
 ble to occupy the role of trainee for up to 24 months after completion of 
 their PGY5 year. Faculty members cannot be considered trainees.
SUMMARY:(2024) Bridging Pathology and Genomics: A Practical Workshop on NGS
  for Pathologists and Pathology Researchers: Toronto\, ON
URL;VALUE=URI:https://bioinformatics.ca/workshops-all/bridging-pathology-an
 d-genomics-a-practical-workshop-on-ngs-for-pathologists-and-pathology-rese
 archers-toronto-on/
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