Workshops

The 2026 Workshop on Genomics comes to an end! It has been two intense and inspiring weeks of Genomics in Český Krumlov. We hope everyone is going back home with a renewed excitement for science and new friends and collaborations around the world! 🙆🏻‍♀️🧬 #evomics2026

Our closing lecture given by Nathan Clark, on Evolutionary Adaptation and Comparative Genomics 🌳🧬🙌🏽 #evomics2026

Last computer lab session of the workshop we are back in the Genomics Adventure, with Guy Leonard (@guyleonard.bsky.social)!! 🙌🏽💻🙆🏻‍♀️ #evomics2026

Rosa Fernández (@rosafernandez.bsky.social) introducing the field of Phylogenomics to our participants 🙌🏽🧬🌳💻 #evomics2026

Morning lecture by Maliheh Mehrshad (@mehrshmali.bsky.social) on metagenomics and metatranscriptomics! 🧪🧬🦠 #evomics2026

We ended the day on Wednesday with a computer lab session on gene expression analyses with Rachel Steward 💻📊 #evomics2026

Practical session in the House of Prelate on Comparative Genomics, led by Nathan Clark 🧬🌳💻 #evomics2026

Morning lecture on Single Cell Transcriptomics by Arnau Sebé-Pedrós (@arnausebe.bsky.social) in the Town Theatre of Český Krumlov! 🧫🧬💻 #evomics2026

This afternoon, we have Claire Mérot (@clairemerot.bsky.social) teaching structural variants with a computer lab, in the House of Prelate 🧬🙆🏻‍♀️ #evomics2026

Brian Haas (@brianjhaas.bsky.social) introducing transcriptomics to our participants today 🙆🏻‍♀️🧬 #evomics2026

We continue with an afternoon session on Using LLMs in Bioinformatics, by Scott Handley! What are LLMs? How can we use them to our advantage? But what things should we be aware of? He covers it all! 🤖💻🧬 #evomics2026

After one day of well-needed rest, we start the second week of the 2026 Workshop on Genomics with Evan Eichler, with a lecture on structural variants in the Town Theatre 🧬👤💻 #evomics2026

On Saturday afternoon we had a session led by Dag Ahrén (@dagahren.bsky.social) on Best Practices in Bioinformatics 💻📑 #evomics2026

This Saturday morning we have Chris Wheat (@chriswheat.bsky.social) on stage, with Lies, damn lies... and genomics! 📊📉⁉️ Can we trust the results we are generating? Always good to doubt yourself and be aware of your biases and possible errors 🧐

From theory to practice, we move on to the lab on Genome Annotation with Katharina Hoff (@katharinahoff.bsky.social) 👩🏻‍💻🙌🏽 #evomics2026

We continue the day in the Town Theatre with Genome Annotation, a lecture by Katharina Hoff (@katharinahoff.bsky.social) 🙌🏽🧬🙆🏻‍♀️ #evomics2026

Olga Vinnere Pettersson giving a lecture on everything one has to take into account when planning a sequencing project 🧪🧬🗒📦 #evomics2026

We finish the day with another practical session by Petr Daněček (@petrdanecek.bsky.social) on Variant Calling 🧬💻🙆🏻‍♀️ #evomics2026

Camilla Santos takes over after the genome assembly sessions, to cover Genome Assembly Curation, the session includes a live demo on how to manually curate a genome assembly 🧬💻🖱lots of cool Hi-C map plots! 📉 #evomics2026

Morning lecture by Marcela Uliano-Silva (@marcelauliano.bsky.social) on Wonders of Genome Assembly! How does a de novo genome sequencing project looks like? What are the steps to follow to get the best genome assembly possible? She covers it all! 🙆🏻‍♀️🧬💻 #evomics2026

We ended the day with a practical on genome assembly, with @camillemrcht.bsky.social and @npmalfoy.bsky.social in which participants can try different assemblers with different types of sequencing data! 🧬💻👩🏻‍💻 #evomics2026

We had an informal lunch session to discuss Alternative Career Paths to Academia! Very popular, with 45 participants joining 🙆🏻‍♀️ always good to have a plan B 😅 and understand your options! 🤗 #evomics2026

Sequence alignment lecture at the Town Theatre this morning! 🧬💻💎 #evomics2026

We end day 2 with an evening session by Petr Daněček (@petrdanecek.bsky.social) on Essential File Types in Genomics. Very important to understand the format and structure of the files we will analyse! 🙌🏽💻👀 #evomics2026

We continued with an Introduction to Unix, by Mercè Montoliu Nerin (@mmontonerin.bsky.social), to make sure all the participants get comfortable in the computer environment in which they will spend many hours in the coming days! 👩🏻‍💻 #evomics2026

First sessions in our computer lab location, the House or Prelate of Český Krumlov 🙆🏻‍♀️ Starting with an introduction to the AMIs, the cloud, and computing, by Guy Leonard (@guyleonard.bsky.social) ☁️💻 #evomics2026

Kick-off lecture with Olga Vinnere Pettersson, covering sequencing technologies 🧬🧪💻 #evomics2026

Our town coordinator, Daniel Kintzl, introducing everything one needs to know about Český Krumlov, the wonderful location where we will spend the next two weeks 🤗☃️ #evomics2026

The workshop director, @josieparis.bsky.social introducing the 2026 Workshop on Genomics to our participants! 🙆🏻‍♀️ #evomics2026

Our TAs are ready in the Zlaty Andel hotel reception to hand out badges and direct our participants to the dinner reception! Looking forward to meeting all of you!! 🤗 #evomics2026

The workshop team is on site, testing labs and getting everything ready for the 2026 Workshop on Genomics! 🙌🏽👩🏻‍💻 #evomics2026

Two days to the start of the 2026 Workshop on Genomics, and the town decided to dress in white to welcome the participants! 🤩☃️ #evomics2026

Just 5 more days left to apply to the Workshop on Genomics 2026, in Cesky Krumov, Czechia! evomics.org/apply-worksh... (Deadline 20th of October) Do not miss your chance! 💻🤗 #Bioinformatics #Genomics #evomics2026

The 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics will take place between the 25th of January and 7th of February, in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. 🧬🌳 Applications are now open! Deadline: 15th of November, 2025. Do not miss the chance to attend! Spread the word among colleagues! 🤗 evomics.org/apply-worksh...

Three weeks left to apply! Do not miss the chance to join the Workshop on Genomics 2026 🤩🧬💻 #evomics2026 evomics.org/apply-worksh...

Apply now to the Workshop on Genomics 2026, which will take place 11-24 January, in the beautiful town of Český Krumlov, Czechia. Deadline: 20th of October, but applicants will be informed on a rolling basis. Spread the word among colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ evomics.org/apply-worksh... #evomics2026

Early bird applications for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 are still open until the 1st of August, we have a few spots left! Do not miss the chance to get a discount! 🙆🏽‍♀️ #evomics2026 Apply here: evomics.org/apply-worksh...

Excited to share that I will be a co-director for the upcoming Workshop on Phylogenomics @evomics.bsky.social, alongside the amazing main team lead @rosafernandez.bsky.social and Erin K. Molloy We are putting together an amazing workshop with details to come - can't wait to share it with everyone!🥳

Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! 🐣 Do not miss the chance! 🤩 Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ #evomics2026 evomics.org/apply-worksh...

One week left to apply for the Equal Opportunities Funding to attend the Workshop on Genomics 2026, in Cesky Krumlov! 🧬💻 Check elegibility in our website, and do not miss this chance! 🙆🏽‍♀️ evomics.org/equalopportu... #evomics2026

Equal opportunities funding for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 is now open to apply! Deadline: 2nd of July. Check elegibility in our website, and apply: evomics.org/equalopportu... #evomics2026

Save the date! 🙆🏻‍♀️ The Workshop on Genomics 2026 will take place between the 11th and 24th of January, 2026! In Český Krumlov, Czechia. Regular applications will be oppening mid-July, keep an eye on updates! 🤗 evomics.org/2026-worksho... #evomics2026

From participant to instructor -- returning to the Workshop on Genomics this year was an incredible experience! 🎉 Dive into my journey on the other side of the classroom and learn more about this amazing workshop. 🧬✨ 🔗 Read here: evoluchange.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/m... @evomics.bsky.social

Follow @wpsg.bsky.social to see all updates about our workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics! 🙌🏽🤩 #evomics2025