Bioinformatics for Beginners 2026: Bulk RNA-Seq Data Analysis
When: July 16, 2026 - July 28, 2026Share
About this Course
In this series of four classes, part of our Bioinformatics for Beginners 2026 course, participants will learn about the advantages and limitations, experimental and analytical considerations, and interpretation of results including quality metrics, alignment and gene expression estimates for bulk RNA sequencing.
- Introduction to Bulk RNA Sequencing:
- Thursday, July 16, 2026
- Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
- Bulk RNA Sequencing Quality Check and Trimming:
- Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
- Alignment of Bulk RNA Sequencing Data
- Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
- Estimating Gene Expression from Bulk RNA Sequencing Data
- Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
Description
This class introduces bulk RNA sequencing. At the end of the class, participants will become familiar with the objectives and limitations of bulk RNA sequencing. Further, an overview of experimental and analytical considerations including available compute resources at NIH for analyzing bulk RNA sequencing data will be provided. This session is not hands-on.
This class introduces bulk RNA sequencing. At the end of the class, participants will become familiar with the objectives and limitations of bulk RNA sequencing. Further, an overview of experimental and analytical considerations including available compute resources at NIH for analyzing bulk RNA sequencing data will be provided. This session is not hands-on.
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OnlineDescription
This class provides an overview of quality assurance and cleanup steps for bulk RNA sequencing data, necessities for downstream analyses. Participants will learn about tools for quality assessment and data cleanup as well as become familiar with interpreting results from these steps. This session is hands-on. Experience is not needed to attend. Those with personal Biowulf accounts are welcome to enroll. Participants who do not have access will be assigned to one of the 40 Read More
This class provides an overview of quality assurance and cleanup steps for bulk RNA sequencing data, necessities for downstream analyses. Participants will learn about tools for quality assessment and data cleanup as well as become familiar with interpreting results from these steps. This session is hands-on. Experience is not needed to attend. Those with personal Biowulf accounts are welcome to enroll. Participants who do not have access will be assigned to one of the 40 Biowulf student accounts to follow along with the hands-on exercises.
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Online WebinarDescription
This session introduces bulk RNA sequencing alignment, the process of finding where in the genome each sequencing read comes from. By the end of this class, participants will be able to describe tools used for aligning bulk RNA sequencing data as well as interpreting and visualizing output. This session is hands-on. Experience is not needed to attend. Those with personal Biowulf accounts are welcome to enroll. Participants who do not have access will be Read More
This session introduces bulk RNA sequencing alignment, the process of finding where in the genome each sequencing read comes from. By the end of this class, participants will be able to describe tools used for aligning bulk RNA sequencing data as well as interpreting and visualizing output. This session is hands-on. Experience is not needed to attend. Those with personal Biowulf accounts are welcome to enroll. Participants who do not have access will be assigned to one of the 40 Biowulf student accounts to follow along with the hands-on exercises.
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Where
OnlineDescription
This class provides an overview of the gene estimation process in bulk RNA sequencing analysis. After attending, participants will be able to describe tools used in gene expression estimation and interpret results. This session is hands-on. Experience is not needed to attend. Those with personal Biowulf accounts are welcome to enroll. Participants who do not have access will be assigned to one of the 40 Biowulf student accounts to follow along with the hands-on exercises.Read More
This class provides an overview of the gene estimation process in bulk RNA sequencing analysis. After attending, participants will be able to describe tools used in gene expression estimation and interpret results. This session is hands-on. Experience is not needed to attend. Those with personal Biowulf accounts are welcome to enroll. Participants who do not have access will be assigned to one of the 40 Biowulf student accounts to follow along with the hands-on exercises.