Over 4 days you will explore the open source world associated to bioinformatics with our experts. You will be introduced with various topics, from the basics of Linux, to widely used programming languages such as Perl™ and Python™ and the world’s most popular open source database MySQL™.

A well balanced combination of lectures and practical sessions will reinforce new learning progressively building momentum towards a practical project where the newly acquired knowledge will be applied. New powerful options will be introduced to give you more confidence when handling large datasets. Ultimately, you will discover what’s beyond rigid user interfaces and apply your learning with real data.

• Manage your own database (create your knowledge base). Free yourself from spreadsheets! • Personalise your analysis beyond options. Available in Torrent Browser or Ion Reporter™ software •Parse your VCF (extract information from flat files). Compare different samples and find the most common variants