In this comprehensive two-day course, participants will learn how to use nanopore sequencing to detect DNA base modifications

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Detection of DNA base modification using nanopore sequencing

Schedule/Syllabus


Syllabus

Day 1

  • Course overview and introduction to nanopore sequencing
  • Considerations for high molecular weight DNA extraction and library preparation
  • Principles and practice of modified base detection
  • Hands on: Basecalling, sequence alignment, and quality control
  • Hands on: Base modification detection
  • Hands on: Visualisation of base modification data - part I

Day 2

  • Hands on: Manipulation of base modification data
  • Case study: Using nanopore sequencing to study DNA replication dynamics
  • Hands on: Alternative method for single molecule base modification detection
  • Hands on: Visualisation of base modification data - part II
  • Review modification detection pipeline and Q & A