BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260615T091008Z UID:d0a785ef-baef-4d54-8e95-b3304ca8c899 DTSTART:20260225T030000Z DTEND:20260225T050000Z DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides a practical introduction to comparative analysis of spatial omics data. Starting with a pre-processed *in situ* sp atial dataset\, we will undertake some basic differential expression\, loo k at differences of proportions of cell types\, and exploratory plotting. We will work in R\, using mostly Bioconductor tools. We will use a cosMx d ataset\, but these approaches are applicable to other technologies like Xe nium or vizgen.\n\nAlong the way we will discuss considerations specific t o spatial analyses\, how to scale it up to a full analysis\, and how to as sess our results. We will also introduce the [Spatial Sampler](https://swb ioinf.github.io/spatialsnippets/index.html) collection of worked examples and code snippets for analyses on spatial datasets.\n\n**Learning outcomes :**\n\nBy the end of the workshop you should be able to:\n\n* Undertake ba sic differential expression analysis of spatial omics data in R \n* Outli ne considerations for spatial analyses \n* Use Spatial Sampler to identif y worked examples relevant to your work\n\nThis workshop will NOT cover:\n \n* QC and filtering of the data for further analysis \n* PCA\, UMAP and clustering analyses to group and visualise cells\n\n**Lead Trainers:** Dr Sarah Williams\, Senior Bioinformatician\, QCIF.\n\n**Date/Time**: 25 Febr uary 2026\, 2 \\- 4 pm AEDT / 1 \\- 3pm AEST / 1:30 \\- 3:30 pm ACDT / 11 \\- 1 pm AWST ([check in your timezone](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldc lock/fixedtime.html?msg=Spatial+omics+sampler&\;iso=20260225T14&\;p1 =152&\;ah=2)).\n\n**Location:** Online\n\n**Who the workshop is for:**\ n\nThis workshop is for people using or planning to use spatial transcript omics in their work. It is suitable for newcomers to spatial analyses.\n\n You must be associated with an Australian organisation for your applicatio n to be considered.\n\n*Prerequisites*\n\n* **Recommended:** basic knowled ge of spatial omics technology and analysis is helpful but not essential. We recommend watching our introductory webinar [Getting started with spati al omics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUbXyFFGohg). \n \n* **Requi red:** R skills. While you don’t need to be an expert\, being able to wo rk with tables of data\, load an R library and make basic plots (ideally w ith ggplot2) will help you get the most out of the workshop.\n\n**How to a pply:**\n\nThis workshop is free but participation is subject to applicati on with selection. \n\nApplications close at **11:59 pm AEDT\, Tuesday 11 February 2026**.\n\nApplications will be reviewed by the organising commit tee and all applicants will be informed of the status of their application (successful\, waiting list\, unsuccessful). Successful applicants will be provided with a Zoom meeting link closer to the date. More information on the selection process is provided in our [Advice on applying for Australi an BioCommons workshops.](https://www.biocommons.org.au/workshop-applicati ons)\n\n[**Apply here**](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/workshop-spatial- omics-sampler-tickets-1978067887299?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n\n*This workshop i s presented by [Australian BioCommons](https://www.biocommons.org.au/)\, a nd QCIF with the assistance of a network of facilitators from the national [Bioinformatics Training Cooperative](https://www.biocommons.org.au/train ing-cooperative).*\n\n*This event is part of a series of [bioinformatics t raining events](https://www.biocommons.org.au/webinars-workshops). If you' d like to hear when registrations open for other events\, please [subscrib e](https://www.biocommons.org.au/subscribe) to the Australian BioCommons n ewsletter* SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Spatial omics sampler URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/spatial-omics-sampler-wo rkshop-2026 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR