Rare Diseases at the Omics era: Current tools for frequent challenges
Master the fundamentals of R programming and dive into an engaging, interactive learning experience. To accommodate your schedule, the courses are offered as self-paced learning modules, complemented by regular online sessions and personalised support from our expert team of instructors. Discover rare diseases and how sequencing methods, associated with multi-omics approaches, can be used to describe them from a molecular point of view and contribute to the diagnosis and management of patients.
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date
2025-03-03
Virtual Part closing date
2025-04-30
Total student workload
75
Specific field of studies
Rare diseases, medical genetics, diagnosis, epigenetics, epigenomics, bioinformatics, programming, R, Bioconductor, single cell, spatial transcriptomics.
Pre-requisite for selection
CV
Motivation Letter
Academic pre-requisites for applicants
Knowledge in molecular and cellular biology.
Physical Part starting date
2025-06-23
Physical Part Description
The physical part will follow on from the virtual part and will alternate between plenary sessions and practical workshops.
· Day 1: Exploring Rare Diseases through Medical Genetics and Genomic Analysis
· Day 2: Single-Cell Insights into Normal and Pathological Development
· Day 3: Mapping the Transcriptome: Unveiling the Power of Spatial Transcriptomics
· Day 4: Unraveling the Role Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Rare Diseases
· Day 5: iPSC Technologies and their transformative impact on rare disease research – Social event
Physical Part closing date
2025-06-27
Language level required
B2
Field of studies related to the course
Medicine and Health
Course location
Marseille, France
Course language
English