Description:

Sequencing data is essential to many computational biology studies. However, how to use these data types is often not covered in standard curriculum. This workshop will cover the structure and use of common sequencing filetypes, including the difference between fasta and fastq, and zipped and unzipped files. We will also work through calculating quality control statistics on these filetypes with fastqc and bbtools.

Prerequisites: There are no formal prerequisites for this workshop, but we recommend that attendees have an active account on Quest and are familiar with the basics of submitting jobs.

The Foundations in Genomics Analyses series will be taught in person on the Chicago campus and virtually during the fall 2024 quarter and will cover topics and skills foundational to conducting genomics-related research. This series is a collaboration between Northwestern IT's Research Computing and Data Services and the Galter Library and will be taught by Haley Carter and Pamela Shaw. Attendees are welcome to attend just one or as many workshops in the series they are interested in. However, there may be some references to previous weeks' material in any given workshop.