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DESCRIPTION:High-quality genome assemblies are essential for understanding 
 the biology\, evolution\, and functional genomics of organisms. With the r
 ise of long-read sequencing technologies such as Oxford Nanopore\, researc
 hers can now generate more complete and accurate reference genomes\, even 
 for complex or repetitive regions. This course is designed for researchers
  who are new to genome assembly and want to understand the principles and 
 practical steps involved. While several assembly pipelines and algorithms
  exist\, informed decision-making\, from defining project goals and crafti
 ng optimal sequencing strategies to assessing the final assembly\, each ho
 lds critical implications for success.Also\, the fields move fast\; what i
 s the best strategy today might not be the one next month. Competing techn
 ologies\, regular software updates\, and breakthroughs regularly reshuffle
  the field.Ultimately\, the reward is a reference genome of the target org
 anism that will lay the foundation on which downstream experiments can be 
 built.
LOCATION:Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II\, Technologiepark 75
SUMMARY:Genome assembly using long-reads
URL;VALUE=URI:https://training.vib.be/all-trainings/genome-assembly-using-l
 ong-reads
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