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7th EBAME Workshop on Computational

Microbial Ecogenomics

October 24 - November 4 , 2022 in Brest - France
(application deadline July 10 , 2022)

Microbial Ecology is undergoing rapid evolution and dramatic progresses thanks to the combined advances of next-generation DNA sequencing technologies and computational approaches for data analysis and visualization. As a result,"microbial ecogenomics" has become an essential part of investigations of marine or terrestrial habitats, or host-microbe interactions. The aim of the EBAME workshop is to bring together researchers who generate complex 'omics datasets to investigate biologically ecological and evolutionnary questions with researchers who develop new concepts and computational methods to analyze such datasets.

The workshop will have lectures on new methods and their applications on real-world datasets, and  tutorials for hands-on experience.

Focus
The workshop will focus on various state-of-the-art data analysis practices targeting genome-resolved metagenomics including recovery of population genomes from metagenomes, analysis of micro-diversity through single-nucleotide variants, strain deconvolution, comparative genomics, application of network theory to complex metagenomic data, and data visualization.
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Venue
The workshop will be held exclusively in English and hosted by the European Institute for Marine Sciences at Western Brittany University, from  October 24 to  November 4, 2022. The institute is located on the wonderful setting of the Bay of Brest, at the heart of the largest French marine science campus, with easy access from Brest Bretagne international airport and train station. Funds and help for on-site child care and family accomodation will be available.

Attendance Fee
Fee of 760 euros per attendee for the 2 weeks workshop participation. It includes lunch meals, snacks, coffee breaks and housing in small houses on the waterfront.

The workshop organization is made possible thanks to the sponsor of the ISBLUE graduate school, the IUEM Marine Science Institute, the region Bretagne, the Brest University research council, the  Brest Metropole BMO.








The Institut Francais de Bioinformatique will provide computational infrastructure during the workshop  		ifb


Who should apply
The workshop will be most useful for researchers and graduate students who study microbes via shotgun genomics, metagenomic or metatranscriptomic datasets, and are interested in genome-resolved metagenomics and pangenome analysis. Applicants from different backgrounds are most welcome (such as computer scientists or biostatisticians). Hands-on tutorials will require familiarity with the UNIX terminal environment.
How to apply
An e-mail titled "EBAME 7 Application" with application material as PDF attachments should be sent to lois.maignien@univ-brest.fr. Please make sure your application includes a short statement with your scientific background, current interests, the kinds of datasets you are currently working with, and expectations from the workshop (ideally in a single page). Feel free to add your CV as a separate PDF file to your application. We will consider applications until July 10, 2022.
Applicants will be notified shortly after regarding participation.

Thank you for your interest and we are looking forward to meeting you in Brest!

On behalf of the workshop faculty,

The organizing committee.

EBAME6 alumni words....
"The workshop is great for all audiences, from newcomers to advanced users. Great content, great lectures and great atmosphere. It''s a very inspiring workshop, to say the least. Very recommended."

"Great introduction to the the field of metagenomics that should work for a broad scope of scientific backgrounds and technical experience. Quite overwhelming as a complete beginner though, so I would suggest preparing a bit beforehand (unix shell/metagenomic workflows/genetics). Everyone is very helpful, but while getting the hang of the basics I was not able to take in all of the more advanced info presented. Note that you have to bring your own computer equipped with a unix system (this was communicated rather late by the organizers of the workshop)"

"EBAME6 workshop was an amazing and very enriching experience for me. There were two very intense weeks of work, learning from outstanding researchers in the field, with a lot of practical resources and examples from the real world. Many interesting scientific discussions took place among the lecturers and participants. Also the organizing committee was super helpful all the time.
EBAME is an experience what to do. We learnt more thing about metagenomics. Reaserchs were very friendly and communicative."

" Here's a summary of my experience of EBAME: If you want to learn about how to process microbiome data sets in all sorts of novel ways bioinformatically, then EBAME is the workshop to take!! I enjoyed the lectures and associated sessions, which were full of interesting and new content to me. Moreover, I very much enjoyed meeting so many enthusiastic researchers (that is the TAs, Profs and fellow students)!"

"I feel really lucky I had the opportunity to attend EBAME6 during COVID, especially at the beginning of my Ph.D. I returned home with my head overflowing with new ideas and ways to apply what I learned to my project. Starting with the location, the campus where the lectures took place is beautiful. 5 minutes walking to the bay, you get the chance of going for after-lunch walks at the seaside, and if you're brave enough, a few swims in the cold Atlantic. The auditorium was very comfortable, which was nice since you have to spend many hours sitting. Regarding the lectures, there was a strong selection of speakers, talking about the latest methods in their respective fields. Additionally, all the speakers were readily available for chats if you wanted to discuss your data more in-depth! I got the feeling that everything relevant that should be covered for you to immerse yourself in -omic analysis, it was indeed! Two weeks of learning gave me all the tools to start analyzing with more confidence my datasets. If you are doubting about participating, trust me, it is well worth it."

"I love EBAME overall, miss everyone already, TAs are super helpful espeically Iva and Matt. and I love the crowd! Just wish we have had a bit more off time"

"6th EBAME workshop was so enriching in many ways, scientifically, socially and personally. I met fabulous and smart people coming from all other the world. The speakers were so fascinating, they did a great job, we learnt so many stuff. The TA were really accessible and always ready to help. Despite the Covid conditions, we attended many social events to relax and talk to each other in parallel. Everybody was so kind! Thank you so much for this amazing experience"

"This was such a great experience which made me think a lot about the millions of possibilities I have to analyse and investigate wet lab collected data without even being an informatician or a computer expert. Thank you a lot and I hope this will be the starting point of my early career of scientist"






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