{"id":170143,"date":"2024-06-10T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/?post_type=vf_event&#038;p=170143"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:19:32","slug":"met25-01","status":"publish","type":"vf_event","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/met25-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbial metagenomics: a 360\u00ba approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-tabs\"><ul class=\"vf-tabs__list\" data-vf-js-tabs=\"true\"><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-overview\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-speakers\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Speakers, trainers, and staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-programme\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Programme<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-information\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Practical information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-sponsors\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-mediakit\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Media kit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vf-tabs-content\" data-vf-js-tabs-content=\"true\">\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-overview\"><h2 class=\"vf-u-sr-only\">Overview<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This course will provide a global overview of the different metagenomic approaches to study microbial communities, covering methods for the functional search of genes, sequencing of metagenomes using the most recent technologies and in silico methods for sequence analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the course, participants will receive an overview of state-of-the-art genomic technologies and bioinformatic tools. A balanced approach of lectures and practical sessions will provide a general background and the latest advancements in the field as well as its relationship with other disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course will begin with experimental training in functional metagenomics by preparing metagenomic libraries for gene searching. Metagenomic DNA will be isolated from soil samples to analyze bacterial diversity in situ by third generation sequencing (Nanopore). Cutting edge single-cell microbial genomics using microfluidics will be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, students will learn bioinformatics analysis of metagenomic data<br>sets, from raw sequences to the application of algorithms. Follow-up practical exercises and sessions to discuss experimental design will allow students to learn and test their knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, this course will allow participants to work through the entire workflow, from sample preparation to in silico data analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is aimed at advanced PhD students and post-doctoral researchers who are doing or planning to start research in the field of metagenomics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modules\/resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Experimental design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extraction of metagenomic DNA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction of metagenomic libraries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single-cell microbial genomics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd generation sequencing (Nanopore)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bioinformatic analysis of metagenomic data: data standards and submission, processing of raw data, assembly, functional annotation, overview of databases, retrieval and analysis tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Construct your own metagenomic library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyse and organise your data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interpret results, explore different databases, use different retrieval and analysis tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sequence analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What past participants say about the course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;This course gave me the opportunity to learn from my coursemates and understand the software used in metagenomics. The speakers were friendly and are always ready to answer our research questions, and provide us with valuable advice and comments.&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 Lee Hwei Huih, The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<p>This event has been granted the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embo.org\/conferences-training\/sustainable-conferencing\/\">EMBO sustainability badge<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image  | vf-figure--align vf-figure--align-inline-start   size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"100\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-embo-leaf_res.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165653\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\"><sup>  Grade 1 of 3<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-speakers\"><h2>Speakers, trainers, and staff<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anton-Botella_Josefa.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Josefa Ant\u00f3n Botella            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Alicante            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    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        Daniel Huson            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                T\u00fcbingen University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varsha-Kale-261x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varsha-Kale-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varsha-Kale.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Varsha Kale            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL-EBI Hinxton            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                UK            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konstantinidis_Kostas-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Kostas Konstantinidis            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Georgia Institute of Technology            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240324_130125-225x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"Raul Munoz\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240324_130125-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240324_130125-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240324_130125-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240324_130125-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240324_130125-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Raul\tMunoz Jimenez            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osuna-Lopez_Mireia-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osuna-Lopez_Mireia-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osuna-Lopez_Mireia-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osuna-Lopez_Mireia-2.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Mireia Osuna Lopez            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ozgur_Hilal.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Hilal Ozgur            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Padilla_Pierre-300x229.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"Pierre Padilla\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Padilla_Pierre-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Padilla_Pierre.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Pierre Padilla            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Chile            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pashapour_Sadaf-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"Sadaf Pashapour\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pashapour_Sadaf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pashapour_Sadaf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pashapour_Sadaf.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Sadaf Pashapour            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Heidelberg University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Potocki-Veronese_Gabrielle-1-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Gabrielle Potocki-Veronese            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                France            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Provaznik_Jan.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Jan Provaznik            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germnay            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reyes-Prieto_Mariana-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reyes-Prieto_Mariana-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reyes-Prieto_Mariana-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reyes-Prieto_Mariana-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reyes-Prieto_Mariana.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Mariana Reyes Prieto            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                FISABIO Sequencing and Bioinformatics            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Luis-Miguel-Rodriguez-R.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Luis-Miguel-Rodriguez-R.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Luis-Miguel-Rodriguez-R-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Innsbruck            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Austria            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sutter_Jessica.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Jessica Lynn Sutter            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heideilberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Laura-Villacorta.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Laura Villacorta            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vlahovicek_Kristian-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Kristian Vlahovicek            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Zagreb            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Croatia            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Welter_Daphne.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Daphne Welter            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Wenzel_Tobias.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Tobias Wenzel            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Chile            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                (Virtual Speaker)            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific organisers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gonzalez-Pastor_Jose-Eduardo1-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    \u2020 Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Gonz\u00e1lez-Pastor            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Centro de Astrobiolog\u00eda (CSIC-INTA)            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                He was a key organiser of this course.            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                We honour his legacy, friendship, and contributions.            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benes_Vladimir1-5.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Vladimir Benes            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/D_Auria_Giuseppe-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Giuseppe\tD&#039;Auria            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                FISABIO Sequencing and Bioinformatics            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lopez_Lopez_Arantxa-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Arantxa L\u00f3pez L\u00f3pez            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Hospital Can Misses            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zielonka_Elisabeth-4.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Elisabeth Zielonka            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course organisers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.assets.emblstatic.net\/vf\/v2.0.0-alpha.6\/assets\/vf-summary\/assets\/vf-icon--avatar.svg\" > \n    \n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Maria Bacadare            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Course and Conference Team Lead            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swetlana_Krez.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Swetlana Krez            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Scientific Training Manager            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Swetlana Krez            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP-60044315.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Ellen Malovrh            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Scientific Training Officer            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-programme\"><h2>Programme<\/h2>\n<p>Are you on social media? Post using&nbsp;<strong>#EMBOMetaG&nbsp;<\/strong>and don\u2019t forget to tag&nbsp;<strong>@EMBLEvents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some pre-course work (such as watching pre-recordings, protocol reading and computational exercises) with estimated time 0-10 hours will be required and will be shared in advance of the course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some speakers may need to join virtually to give their lecture or Q&amp;A, and the programme is subject to change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 0 &#8211; Monday 24 March 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Location<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/td><td><strong>Overview of pre-course work, introduction to course content on EMBL&nbsp;eCampus and troubleshooting<\/strong><br>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<br>Kostas Konstantinidis &#8211; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA<br>Elisabeth Zielonka &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Virtual &#8211; Zoom meeting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 1 &#8211; Monday 7 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td><td><strong>Welcome, house notes and safety<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 09:45<\/td><td><strong>Welcome and Introductions<br><\/strong>Elisabeth Zielonka &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:45 &#8211; 10:45<\/td><td><strong>Flash talks participants<br><\/strong>2 min per participant\u2002\u2002<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:45 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td><strong>Metagenomics: Concepts, historical milestones and next advance<br><\/strong>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:00 &#8211; 14:00<\/td><td><strong>Metagenomics library preparation for NGS<br><\/strong>Vladimir Benes &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/td><td><strong>Group Activity &#8211; Participants challenges, expectations and case studies<br><\/strong>Elisabeth Zielonka &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>The impact of Metagenomics, on genes and genomes discovery<br><\/strong>Gabrielle Potock i- Veronese -INRA-LISBP, France<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 16:30<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:30 &#8211; 17:30<\/td><td><strong>Metagenomics and other culture-independent tools to study virus communities<br><\/strong>Josefa Ant\u00f3n Botella &#8211; University of Alicante, Spain<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:30 &#8211; 20:00<\/td><td><strong>Poster Session 1 and pizza dinner<\/strong><\/td><td>ATC Rooftop lounge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:00<\/td><td><strong>Bus to ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 2 &#8211; Tuesday 8 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 10:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Extraction of metagenomic DNA in groups from soil samples<br><\/strong>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain<br>Mireia Osuna Lopez &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Hilal Ozgur &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:45 &#8211; 11:15<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 &#8211; 12:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Quality control of DNA samples (Gel analysis, Qubit assay)<br>Nanopore 16S PCR set up<\/strong><br>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain<br>Mireia Osuna Lopez &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Hilal Ozgur &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Laura Villacorta &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 13:45<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45 &#8211; 14:30<\/td><td><strong>Discussion of metagenomic DNA Extraction Results<br><\/strong>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<br>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/td><td><strong>Practical introduction: Single cells genomics in droplets<br><\/strong>Tobias Wenzel &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile (Virtual speaker)<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:30 &#8211; 16:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical:<\/strong> <strong>Nanopore: 16S PCR cleanup, finishing library preparation and starting sequencing run, followed by Genomics Core Facility Tour<\/strong><br>Mireia Osuna Lopez &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Hilal Ozgur &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:45 &#8211; 17:15<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:15 &#8211; 19:15<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Nanopore: 16S analysis\/ DNA cleanup and Sequencing start followed by Genomics Core Facility Tour<\/strong><br>Mireia Osuna Lopez &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Hilal Ozgur &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19:15 &#8211; 19:30<\/td><td><strong>Bus to ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL bus stop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:00<\/td><td><strong>Dinner at ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 3 &#8211; Wednesday 9 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Test digestion conditions for metagenomic DNA and preparation of agarose gels<\/strong><br>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:45 &#8211; 10:45<\/td><td><strong>What brings a metagenomic approach in cardiometabolic and nutrition-related disorders?<br><\/strong>Eugeni Belda &#8211; National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm), France<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:45 &#8211; 11:15<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 &#8211; 11:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Loading agarose gels of test-digestion<\/strong><br>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 &#8211; 12:45<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 14:15<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Analysis of test-digestion Scale-up of digestion of metagenomic DNA for cloning in the libraries<br>Load gel of scale-up (once that digestion conditions are determined)<\/strong><br>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:15 &#8211; 14:45<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong> (gel runs meanwhile)<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:45 &#8211; 16:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Purification from gel of the digested metagenomic DNA Cloning of the metagenomic DNA + overnight ligation<\/strong><br>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain<br>Jessica Lynn Sutter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Daphne Welter &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:45 &#8211; 17:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Preparing bacterial cultures for droplet generation and demonstration of the droplet generation set-up<\/strong><br>Patrick Hasenfeld &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Pierre Padilla Huamantinco &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile<br>Sadaf Pashapour &#8211; Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM), Heidelberg, Germany<br>Tobias Wenzel &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:45 &#8211; 18:15<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:15 &#8211; 19:30<\/td><td><strong>Droplet generation in groups<br><\/strong>Patrick Hasenfeld &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Pierre Padilla Huamantinco &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile<br>Sadaf Pashapour &#8211; Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM), Heidelberg, Germany<br>Tobias Wenzel &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19:30 &#8211; 20:30<\/td><td><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:30<\/td><td><strong>Bus to ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL bus stop<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 4 &#8211; Thursday 10 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Inactivation of Ligase, Dialysis, Transformation of E.Coli (Electroporation)<br><\/strong>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td><strong>Methodological discussion of practical session 1: Metagenomics experimental design: Common shortcoming and pitfalls<br><\/strong>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales<\/td><td>Flex Lab A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Solving problems and questions: Introduction to Linux and R based on pre-recorded lecture 1 and 2<br><\/strong>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>Pratical: Comparison of sequencing technologies Nanopore, 16S, PacBio<\/strong><br>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 16:30<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:30 &#8211; 17:30<\/td><td><strong>Pacific Bioscience (PacBio) sequencing for metagenomics<br><\/strong>Vladimir Benes &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:30 &#8211; 18:00<\/td><td><strong>Bus back to ISG hotel and Downtown<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL bus stop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:00 &#8211; 18:30<\/td><td><strong>Free evening<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 5 &#8211; Friday 11 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Analysis of some colonies from the metagenomic libraries -Interpretation of results<br><\/strong>Raul Munoz Jimenez &#8211; Microbial Ecology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:45 &#8211; 11:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Visualization of Droplets and discussion about microfluidic designs<br><\/strong>Patrick Hasenfeld &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Pierre Padilla Huamantinco &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile<br>Sadaf Pashapour &#8211; Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM), Heidelberg, Germany<br>Tobias Wenzel &#8211; Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Chile<\/td><td>Training Lab B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 &#8211; 12:45<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 13:45<\/td><td><strong>Functional and taxonomic analysis with MGnify<br><\/strong>Varsha Kale &#8211; EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45 &#8211; 15:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Functional and taxonomic analysis with MGnify<br><\/strong>Varsha Kale &#8211; EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:45 &#8211; 16:15<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:15 &#8211; 17:00<\/td><td><strong>EPI2ME and data analysis of Nanopore 16S soil samples<br><\/strong>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<br>Jan Provaznik &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/td><td><strong>Metabolomic profiling of microbial communities<br><\/strong>Mariana Reyes Prieto &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:00 &#8211; 20:00<\/td><td><strong>Poster session with tapas dinner<\/strong><\/td><td>ATC Rooftop lounge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:00<\/td><td><strong>Bus back to the ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL bus stop<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 6 &#8211; Saturday 12 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><td><strong>Introduction to 16S rDNA profiling (Illumina\/PacBio)<br>Practical 6: 16S rDNA profiling (Illumina\/PacBio)<\/strong><br>Mariana Reyes Prieto &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<br><strong>Flexible break<\/strong><\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30 &#8211; 13:30<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30 &#8211; 14:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Practice to 16S rDNA profiling (Illumina\/PacBio)<br><\/strong>Mariana Reyes Prieto &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:45 &#8211; 15:15<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:15 &#8211; 17:00<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Genome-Resolved Metagenomic<\/strong><br>Kostas Konstantinidis &#8211; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA<br>Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R- University of Innsbruck, Austria<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:00 &#8211; 17:30<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:30 &#8211; 19:30<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Genome-Resolved Metagenomic<\/strong><br>Kostas Konstantinidis &#8211; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA<br>Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R University of Innsbruck, Austria<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19:30 &#8211; 20:30<\/td><td><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:30<\/td><td><strong>Bus back to the ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 7 &#8211; Sunday 13 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 11:15<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Metagenomic assembly, ORF finding, functional annotation.<br><\/strong>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 &#8211; 11:30<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><td><strong>Analysis Tools Overview: INCA, MILC and MELP<br><\/strong>Kristian Vlahovicek &#8211; University of Zagreb, Croatia<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30 &#8211; 13:30<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/td><td><strong>Practical: INCA<br><\/strong>Kristian Vlahovicek &#8211; University of Zagreb, Croatia<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:30 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/td><td><strong>Student presentation preparation time: Case Studies<br><\/strong>All trainers and speakers<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:00 &#8211; 19:00<\/td><td><strong>Bus Downtown<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19:00 &#8211; 21:30<\/td><td><strong>Dinner Downtown<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21:30<\/td><td><strong>Bus back to the ISG Hotel<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 8 &#8211; Monday 14 April 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/ Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:45 &#8211; 11:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Metagenomic analysis using DIAMOND+MEGAN<br><\/strong>Anupam Gautam &#8211; University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany<br>Daniel Huson &#8211; University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 &#8211; 12:45<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 13:45<\/td><td><strong>Practical: Metagenomic analysis using DIAMOND+MEGAN<br><\/strong>Anupam Gautam &#8211; University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany<br>Daniel Huson &#8211; University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany<\/td><td>Computer Training Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45 &#8211; 15:15<\/td><td><strong>Group activity and presentations: Case Studies<br><\/strong>Vladimir Benes &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<br>Giuseppe D&#8217;Auria &#8211; FISABIO, Spain<br>Elisabeth Zielonka -EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:15 &#8211; 15:45<\/td><td><strong>Wrap-up and conclusions<\/strong><\/td><td>Courtyard Room A &amp; B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:45 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>Bus to Heidelberg train station and Downtown<\/strong><\/td><td>EMBL bus stop<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-information\"><h2>Practical information<\/h2>\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nRegistration fees and motivation letter<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The course is&nbsp;<strong>limited to 20 participants<\/strong>. For selection purposes, please note that your application will not be considered without a&nbsp;letter of motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration fees<\/strong>&nbsp;include admission, course materials, meals and coffee breaks. This EMBO course includes accommodation and transportation to and from the ISG Hotel to the venue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Academia<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Industry<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac1100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A letter to support your&nbsp;visa&nbsp;application&nbsp;<\/strong>will be issued, on request, once payment of the registration fee is confirmed. We recommend that you book your visa appointment as soon as possible, to avoid any delay with your visa application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirmation and payment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The registration fee should be paid only after acceptance to the course.&nbsp;The results will be announced approximately 2-3 weeks after the application deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"letter\">Motivation letter submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you have logged in and successfully registered, you will receive an email asking you to submit your motivation letter. Click on the link provided and enter your motivation letter in the text box provided. Alternatively you can submit your motivation letter by clicking on the link on the confirmation page directly after registering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Include your relevant skills, experience and qualifications showing why you would be suitable for the course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain why you would like to attend, including what you can contribute and how you think you will benefit from the course.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The limit of 2000 characters refers to manually typed text and excludes spaces. If an error occurs try using a different web browser (preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you copy-paste the text into the form, hidden formatting might still be included which may cause the text to exceed the 2,000 character limit resulting in an error message. We recommend you clear all formatting before pasting in the text. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have special symbols in your text, make sure you are using Unicode characters, otherwise these will not be recognised. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For detailed instructions, please watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/M5OHYbAc4mA\">video on how to submit a course motivation letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about registration and motivation letter submission please refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/#vf-tabs__section-vfaq\">FAQ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nFinancial assistance<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial assistance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of<strong> registration fee waivers<\/strong><strong> and childcare grants<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Financial assistance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of<strong>&nbsp;registration fee waivers<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>travel grants and childcare grants<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration fee waiver<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>fee waiver<\/strong>&nbsp;will cover the registration sum that you have paid to attend the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Travel grant<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>travel grant<\/strong>&nbsp;will cover the cost of travel (airfare, train, bus, taxi, accommodation, visa, and\/or registration fees*) and is provided up to specified caps which are normally as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 up to \u20ac400 for participants travelling to an EMBL Course within Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 up to \u20ac1000 for participants travelling to an EMBL Course from outside Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 up to \u20ac500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 up to \u20ac1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Registration fees are only covered for EMBO Practical Courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisers may reduce the grant cap to accommodate more participants. Recipients will be notified of their travel cap amount when they are informed of the outcome of their application. Original receipts must be provided with your signature for all costs incurred within two months of completion of travel. Scanned copies cannot be accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Childcare grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers, trainers and organisers when attending a course. Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a babysitter or child-care facility and travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds travel grant<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Applies to selected courses only. Availability will be indicated during the abstract or motivation letter submission process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This grant covers costs related to your attendance to the course (registration, travel and accommodation costs). The grant is restricted to PhD students and postdocs who conduct basic biomedical research.<br>Whether you are eligible to apply for a travel grant,&nbsp;depends on when you received your university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, A-Levels, High School Diploma, Final State Examination):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; for PhD and MD students, as well as graduates, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 11 years ago at the time of the envisaged course<br>&#8211; for postdocs, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 13 years ago at the time of the envisaged course<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are attending virtually, you can apply for financial assistance in the submission portal by the abstract deadline. Read the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Instructions_Apply-for-FA.pdf\"> instructions on how to apply for financial assistance<\/a>. Only submissions for financial assistance will be accepted. Presentation abstracts cannot be submitted here and will be declined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In your application you will be asked to summarise your current work,&nbsp; answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance, and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*For some events, applications for Childcare Grants will still be done by email. Information about the grant will be sent out shortly after the abstract\/motivation letter deadline. Please contact the event Conference Officer if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The scientific organisers will select the recipients of registration fee waivers during the participant selection process for courses.&nbsp;Results will be announced approximately 6 &#8211; 8 weeks before the event start date, however for some events this may be delayed. Selection results do not impact your admission to the meeting. Selection for registration fee waivers and travel grants is based on scientific merit, your current work or study location, the reasons for needing financial support, and the impact this event will have on your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Childcare grants will be allocated in the same timeframe (6-8 weeks before the event start date). Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Further details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/external-funding-sources\/\">list of external funding opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about financial assistance please refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/#vf-tabs__section-vfaq\">FAQ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nAccommodation and travel<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodation in twin rooms, including breakfast is included in the registration fee. Accommodation will be booked for the selected participants at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/isg-hotel.de\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/isg-hotel.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISG Hotel<\/a><\/strong> for the default dates of <strong>Sunday 6 April to Monday 14 April (8 nights)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you would like to have a single room, please let the hotel know and please note that you will be required to pay an additional cost of 32\u20ac per night (availability of single rooms may be limited). This should be paid by you directly to the ISG Hotel during your stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend that all course participants stay&nbsp;at the ISG Hotel for the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Travel information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For travel information,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/travel-information\/\">&nbsp;please see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are travelling to the conference within Germany then you are eligible for the Deutsche Bahn \u2018Event Ticket\u2019 (called the \u2018Veranstaltungsticket\u2019 in German). This will result in a lower ticket price if your travel distance to Heidelberg is more than 100 km. You need to provide proof of your event attendance when purchasing the ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Event-ticket-details.pdf\">&nbsp;in English see here<\/a>&nbsp;or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Details-zum-Event-ticket.pdf\">&nbsp;in German see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veranstaltungsticket-bahn.de\/?event=8462&amp;language=en\">book your ticket here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Local transport<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shuttle buses will go from the ISG Hotel to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings. A bus schedule and location of the bus stops will be made available prior to the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Further details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstra\u00dfe 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about accommodation and travel, please refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/#FAQ_travel\">FAQ page<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nOn-site information<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Catering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All meals and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Our catering staff will prepare a wide variety of vegetarian meals, meat and fish dishes, soups, pasta, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a variety of desserts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please wear your badge at all times when serving yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No food or drinks are allowed in the laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Electricity and charging station<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In most places the electricity is 220 volts AC (50 cycles). An adaptor and a plug that fits the German socket may be needed for your appliances\/laptop (i.e. American, Japanese, etc.). A USB charging station for electronic devices is available at the registration desk..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMBL Merchandise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in purchasing EMBL merchandise (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please email the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:heck@embl.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMBL shop<\/a>&nbsp;to place an order or get in contact with your Course Organiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindly note the EMBL shop is only open upon request and all purchases must be made in cash (Euros only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Health and safety notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please read EMBL\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/?page_id=15120\">COVID-19 safety policy&nbsp;<\/a>for on-site events.<br>Do not smoke in any EMBL building.<br>Eating and drinking is prohibited in all laboratories.<br>Do not enter any restricted areas or the laboratories unless instructed to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If first aid is required \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first aid room is located next to the ATC Registration Desk (room 10- 205).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dial the Emergency number 222 from any EMBL internal phone only.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where is the accident? What happened? How many injured?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency number 06221-387 7821 from mobile phones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please report all accidents to the conference officer at the registration desk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of fire \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press the nearest fire alarm button or the Emergency number 222 from any internal phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A loud fire alarm will go off if an evacuation is required. On hearing the alarm leave the building immediately following the escape route and fire wardens and head to one of the meeting points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not use the lifts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond first aid\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please remember to bring your own medication, if needed, to the conference. Note that the next pharmacy is a 4-minute drive from the EMBL, but for many medications you will be required to see a doctor to get a prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensure in advance that your medical insurance will cover you during your visit in the event that you do need to see a doctor while in Heidelberg. In any case, the EMBL Course and Conference Office will assist you to get to the pharmacy and a doctor of your choice if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wi-Fi is available on campus. Log in using the&nbsp;<strong>EMBL-Events<\/strong>&nbsp;network and the event specific password, which will be provided on site. The eduroam network (secure, worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community) is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lost and found<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018\u2019Lost and Found\u2019\u2019 items are kept at the registration desk until the end of the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luggage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lockers available on-site to store your luggage, which require a 2 EURO coin to operate. There is another luggage room on level E0, which is free to use but remains unlocked during the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nursing room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a nursing room available in the ATC Rooftop Lounge on level A29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the conference, an EMBL Photographer may be taking photos. If you would not like to appear in these, please inform the photographer or a member of the Course and Conference Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Printing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help to print your boarding pass\/train ticket. Please send it to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/cry24-01\/events@embl.de\">events@embl.de<\/a>&nbsp;and collect your print-outs at the registration desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Room for prayer, yoga, and meditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a room for prayer, meditation, and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sightseeing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A variety of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heidelberg-marketing.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">activities in Heidelberg can be found on the website of Heidelberg Marketing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel to and from the venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, we provide conference shuttle buses to and from EMBL. In addition, there is the public bus 39A that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time. Information on the shuttle buses can be found on the individual event website and more detailed information on travelling to EMBL can be found on our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/travel-information\/\">&nbsp;Travel Information&nbsp;<\/a>page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Map-EMBL-to-ISG-footpath.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Map to walk from ISG Hotel to EMBL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nTechnical requirements and event software<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The EMBL eCampus learning platform will be used to collaborate, communicate and network with all of the course participants. All participants will receive information on how to join shortly before the course. We recommend using Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Firefox browsers for eCampus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nVirtual participation guidelines<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>DELETE THIS TAB IF COURSE IS NOT HYBRID!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"guidelines\">Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not&nbsp;broadcast&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;to&nbsp;unregistered&nbsp;participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not share your login details with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are encouraged to tweet and post about the event. Tweet unless the speaker specifically says otherwise,&nbsp;but be mindful of unpublished data.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please do not capture, transmit or redistribute data presented at the meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for 4 weeks afterwards. Please note: at the request of individual speakers, some talks are not recorded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information can be found in our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\">Code of Conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health\">Health and well-being<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to stay healthy and move around, especially when you are attending an event virtually. We have put together a few coffee break stretches and yoga videos in eCampus for you to enjoy during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to ask questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions during and after the talks can be asked in the live streaming platform. If time runs out or you think of a question later, you can use the EMBL eCampus forum or send a direct message to the speaker\/trainer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time\">Time zone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme is planned based on the Europe\/Berlin time zone, unless otherwise stated. As many virtual participants are attending from around the world, we do our best to accommodate as many time zones as possible when creating the programme. Please take your time zone into consideration when planning your attendance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nAdditional information<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Please find additional information including FAQs and terms and conditions on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/\">Information for Participants page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-sponsors\"><h2>Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>Event sponsors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-4\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qiagen.com\/zh-us\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiagen_website_480X270-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiagen_website_480X270-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiagen_website_480X270-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ranbiotechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/RAN_logo_480x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/RAN_logo_480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/RAN_logo_480x270-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanoporetech.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/nanopore-logo-480x270-copy-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/nanopore-logo-480x270-copy-7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/nanopore-logo-480x270-copy-7-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/darwin-microfluidics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarwinMicrofluidics_480x270.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarwinMicrofluidics_480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarwinMicrofluidics_480x270-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Event supporters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-4\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neb.com\/en?srsltid=AfmBOoqO5A7SnpG2DCcv4Jz3DUhsG0hWDL13k4YbMZFg6QqiYABK2ZVp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/neb-logo-480x270-copy-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/neb-logo-480x270-copy-7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/neb-logo-480x270-copy-7-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/de\/de\/home.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/thermo-fisher-logo-480x270-copy2-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/thermo-fisher-logo-480x270-copy2-19.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/thermo-fisher-logo-480x270-copy2-19-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Sponsorship opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer a variety of event sponsoring possibilities, with the flexibility to select a set sponsorship package or combine individual sponsorship options to suit your event budget.&nbsp;Discounts are available for companies sponsoring multiple events at EMBL Heidelberg.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/events\/\">View other events<\/a>, or contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sponsorship@embl.de\">sponsorship@embl.de<\/a>&nbsp;for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in becoming a media partner of this event, please visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/sponsor-an-event\/#vf-tabs__section-08208670-4ad4-45ca-a4ff-ac6edb6ffd0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">media partnerships webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><p><a href=\"mailto:sponsorship@embl-em.de?subject=%5BMicrobial%20metagenomics:%20a%20360\u00ba%20approach%5D%20Sponsorship%20Brochure&#038;body=Please%20kindly%20send%20me%20the%20sponsorship%20brochure%20for%20EMBO%20Practical%20Course:%20Microbial%20metagenomics:%20a%20360\u00ba%20approach,%207%20-%2014%20April%202025.\" class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary vf-button--pill\">Request a sponsorship brochure<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--normal vf-box-theme--quaternary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n                Warning                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">EMBL wishes to warn sponsors of EMBL conferences and courses of fraudulent schemes purporting to offer sponsorship opportunities on behalf of EMBL or affiliated with EMBL officials. One current scam campaign of which we are aware is conducted using the name \u2018Judy Eastman\u2019 (judy@gopcontact.a2hosted.com) and entails approaches to sponsors offering sponsorship opportunities on EMBL\u2019s behalf. Please be kindly advised that all relevant communication regarding sponsorship of EMBL conferences, symposia and courses is handled by EMBL directly and is sent from an official EMBL account. EMBL does not work with any external providers on sponsorship acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vf-box__text\">Please also note that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">EMBL never provides attendee lists for purchase. Any offers of such are fraudulent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">EMBL will never call or email you to ask for your credit card details or to request a payment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All payments are on invoice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"vf-box__text\">Suspicious communications purportedly from, for or on behalf of EMBL should be reported to EMBL at the following email address sponsorship@embl.de.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-mediakit\"><h2>Media kit<\/h2>\n<p>Want to let others know you&#8217;re attending this event? 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