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DESCRIPTION:*This course will be streamed only for the registered participa
 nts. Registered participants will receive specific information directly fr
 om the respective course’s organizers.* \n\n## Overview\nRecent advances
  in omics technologies allow us to grasp the complexity of the immune syst
 em\, but data analysis and interpretation remain highly challenging. Data 
 scientists require a basic understanding of immunology and associated meth
 ods to collaborate effectively and efficiently in immunological research p
 rojects. \n\nIn this one-day course we aim to close knowledge gaps and pro
 mote a general understanding of the immune system. We will focus on immune
  cells and their functions\, as well as on methods commonly applied in imm
 unology that require bioinformatic expertise. Moreover\, we will present o
 ngoing projects and highlight common challenges encountered by bioinformat
 icians and researchers in the field of immunology. \n\n This course will *
 *not** go into detail of the analysis of the different datasets\, but rath
 er provides an overview over the bioinformatics methods used in immunology
 . \n## Audience\nThis course is addressed to life scientists and bioinfo
 rmaticians\, from academia or industry\, with little to no knowledge in 
 immunology who are or will be working with immunological datasets.   \n\n\
 n## Learning outcomes\nAt the end of the course\, the participants are exp
 ected to:\n* list the different cell types of the immune system and their 
 function.  \n\n* appreciate the complexity of the immune system and overla
 ps with other systems. \n\n* plan an immunological experiment / judge the 
 quality of the experimental setup. \n\n* explain how to analyze different 
 types of data\, what the data looks like\, and what pitfalls can occur dur
 ing analysis. \n\n## Prerequisites\n##### Knowledge / competencies\nThis c
 ourse is designed for beginners in R. The competences and knowledge levels
  required correspond to those taught in courses such as: First Steps with 
 R in Life Sciences or Introduction to statistics with R.  \n\nEvaluate you
 r R skills with the following [self-assessment](https://docs.google.com/fo
 rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIyeuabd_ZOWXgI1MWHapmaOMu20L9ESkLDZiWnpmkpujyOg/viewform)
 .\n\n##### Technical\nYou are required to bring your own laptop with a Wi-
 Fi connection\, and the following software installed PRIOR to the course: 
 R\, R Studio. A list of packages will be provided in due time.\n\n## Sched
 ule - CET time zone\n\n9:00 - 10:00 	 Introduction into the immune system 
  \n\n10:00 - 10:30 	 Coffee Break \n\n10:30 - 11:15 	 Systems immunology 
 – embracing the complexity of the immune system  \n\n11:15 - 12:15 	 Flo
 w cytometry in Biomedical Research  \n\n12:15 - 13:15 	 Lunch  \n\n13:15 -
  14:15 	 Methods commonly used in immunology and how to analyze the data (
 e.g. RNA sequencing\, spacial sequencing\, RCR/BCR analysis) \n\n14:15 - 1
 5:00    Hands on: Totalseq /Citeseq (1)\n\n15:00 - 15:30  	 Coffee Break \
 n\n15:30 - 16:30 	 Hands on: Totalseq /Citeseq  \n\n16:30 - 16:50 	 Curren
 t research topics\, methods\, and problems \n\n16:50 - 17:30 	 	Veterinary
  and Comparative Immunology  \n\n## Application\nThe registration fees for
  academics are **100 CHF** and **500 CHF** for for-profit companies.\n\nYo
 u will be informed by email of your registration confirmation. Upon recept
 ion of the confirmation email\, participants will be asked to confirm atte
 ndance by paying the fees within 5 days.\n\nDeadline for free-of-charge ca
 ncellation is set to *10/10/2025*. Cancellation after this date will not b
 e reimbursed. Please note that participation in SIB courses is subject to 
 our [general conditions](https://www.sib.swiss/training/terms-and-conditio
 ns).\n\n## Venue and Time\nThis course will be streamed.\n\nThis course wi
 ll start at 9:00 and end around 17:30. \n\nPrecise information will be pro
 vided to the participants on due time. \n\n\n## Additional information\nCo
 ordination:  Valeria Di Cola\, SIB Training Group.\n\nWe will recommend 0.
 25 ECTS credits for this course (given a passed exam at the end of the cou
 rse).\n\nYou are welcome to register to the SIB courses mailing list to be
  informed of all future courses and workshops\, as well as all important d
 eadlines using the form [here](https://lists.sib.swiss/postorius/lists/cou
 rses.lists.sib.swiss/).\n\nPlease note that participation in SIB courses i
 s subject to our [general conditions](https://www.sib.swiss/training/terms
 -and-conditions).\n\nSIB abides by the [ELIXIR Code of Conduct](https://el
 ixir-europe.org/events/code-of-conduct). Participants of SIB courses are a
 lso required to abide by the same code.\n\nFor more information\, please c
 ontact [training@sib.swiss](mailto://training@sib.swiss).
SUMMARY:When immunology meets bioinformatics
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sib.swiss/training/course/20251024_IMBIO
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