Bulk RNASeq: from counts to differential expression

omics
ELIXIR
live training

Bulk RNASeq: from counts to differential expression

Target Audience:
VIB PhD Student
VIB Postdoc
VIB Staff Scientist
VIB Group leader & Expert
VIB Technical support
Location:

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II

Duration:

07/06/2024

11/06/2024

General context

The course consists of introductory online material (e-learning) on counting and two face-to-face sessions on differential expression analysis in R and all the questions that arise when trying the analysis on your own data.

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Objectives

The course will show:

  • Tools to generate count files like featureCounts, and htseq count are demonstrated
  • Count files from HTSeq-Count, FeatureCounts, Salmon or Kallisto are used to identify differentially expressed genes

On the second day, participants can analyze their own count files. Issues are solved and questions are answered by experts from the VIB Nucleomics Core.

Required skills

Knowledge of NGS data formats and the first steps in the analysis workflow (fastqc -> bam files). If you are a newbie in the field, you have to follow the NGS introduction training first. 

Experience in R programming. If you never worked in R you should attend the R introduction ​training first. Send a mail to Janick.Mathys@vib.be if you want to attend the R training. 

Software demonstrated
  • Counting using Galaxy: STAR, htseq-counts, FeatureCounts, Salmon, Kallisto
  • Identification of DE using Bioconductor: DESeq2 + other packages like tximeta (script for EdgeR is provided but not demonstrated)
  • Visualization of results using R: ggplot2, pheatmap,
  • Mapping of IDs to Gene symbols using Bioconductor: AnnotationDbi 

Trainers

Program

9h30-17h Demo script finding differentially expressed genes

9h30-12h Solutions to the homework exercises

13h-17h Q&A and analyzing your own bulk RNASeq data

Practical info

Location & Venue

07 June 2024 - 11 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II

Technologiepark 75
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

Public transport

07 June 2024 - 11 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Public transport

From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take bus 49, 50 or 70 to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.

Route description

07 June 2024 - 11 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Parking

Route description

There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. At the entrance, please take a ticket and have it validated at the reception desk of the FSVM building. Parking will only be allowed in regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the new parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited and after initial warnings, fines will be issued (€ 50).

Venue contact

07 June 2024 - 11 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Extra information

Room L4 of the FSVM2 building, Technologiepark, Gent

Map: https://cmb.sites.vib.be/en/contact