Rare Diseases at the Omics era: Current tools for frequent challenges
Master the fundamentals of R programming and dive into an engaging, interactive learning experience. To accommodate your schedule, the courses are offered as self-paced learning modules, complemented by regular online sessions and personalised support from our expert team of instructors. Master the fundamentals of R programming and dive into an engaging, interactive learning experience. To accommodate your schedule, the courses are offered as self-paced learning modules, complemented by regular online sessions and personalised support from our expert team of instructors. Discover rare diseases and how sequencing methods, associated with multi-omics approaches, can be used to describe them from a molecular point of view and contribute to the diagnosis and management of patients. The physical part will follow on from the virtual part and will alternate between plenary sessions and practical workshops. · Day 1: Exploring Rare Diseases through Medical Genetics and Genomic Analysis · Day 2: Single-Cell Insights into Normal and Pathological Development · Day 3: Mapping the Transcriptome: Unveiling the Power of Spatial Transcriptomics · Day 4: Unraveling the Role Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Rare Diseases · Day 5: iPSC Technologies and their transformative impact on rare disease research – Social event
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date
2025-03-03
Virtual Part closing date
2025-04-30
Total student workload
75
Specific field of studies
Rare diseases, medical genetics, diagnosis, epigenetics, epigenomics, bioinformatics, programming, R, Bioconductor, single cell, spatial transcriptomics.
Pre-requisite for selection
CV
Motivation Letter
Academic pre-requisites for applicants
Knowledge in molecular and cellular biology.
Physical Part starting date
2025-06-23
Physical Part Description
The physical part will follow on from the virtual part and will alternate between plenary sessions and practical workshops.
· Day 1: Exploring Rare Diseases through Medical Genetics and Genomic Analysis
· Day 2: Single-Cell Insights into Normal and Pathological Development
· Day 3: Mapping the Transcriptome: Unveiling the Power of Spatial Transcriptomics
· Day 4: Unraveling the Role Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Rare Diseases
· Day 5: iPSC Technologies and their transformative impact on rare disease research – Social event
Physical Part closing date
2025-06-27
Language level required
B2
Field of studies related to the course
Medicine and Health
Course location
Marseille, France
Course language
English