Bioinformatics Software: Partek Genomics Suite (PGS)

NML Bioinformatics is very pleased to host a two-day hands-on training event for Partek Flow and Partek Genomics Suite (PGS).

Major Topics:​

• Next-gen sequencing data analysis
  • RNA-seq analysis with Partek Flow
  • DNA-seq analysis with Partek Flow
• Microarray data analysis
  • Gene expression analysis
• Data visualization
  • PCA, heatmap, hierarchical clustering, dot plot, volcano plot, interaction plot, etc.)

Key Features:

• Hands-on practices:
  Step-by-step instructions on analyzing microarray and next-generation sequencing data
• Professional consultation:
  Bring your own data and go through analysis with the guidance of the Partek customer support team

Time: Nov.8-9, 2017

Place: McKibben Annex 249 (MCA249), HSC

Registration is mandatory. 

McKibben Annex 249, HSC

Wednesday Nov.8, 2017

8:45am – 9:00am: Coffee/snacks provided by USC Libraries

9:00am – 12:00pm: RNA-seq Data Analysis with Partek Flow

• Import fastq files
• Pre-alignment QC
• Trim reads
• Alignment
• Post-alignment QC
• Quantification
• Differential expression detection
• Visualization (PCA, hierarchical clustering, volcano plot, etc)

12:00pm – 1:15pm: Lunch provided by Partek Inc.

1:15pm – 4:00pm: Live Demo of other NGS workflows

• Single-cell RNA-seq data analysis
• DNA-seq data analysis
• ChIP-seq data analysis

Thursday Nov.9, 2017

8:45am – 9:00am: Coffee/snacks provided by USC Libraries

9:00am – 12:00pm: Overview of Partek Genomic Suite and live demo of the following analysis

• Survival analysis
• Advanced PCA analysis
• Integrated miRNA-mRNA analysis
• Gene expression time series pattern discovery
• Correlating gene expression data with methylation status data
• Gene lists filtering and comparison

12:00pm – 1:30pm: Lunch provided by Partek Inc.

1:30pm – 4:00pm: Q&A and Open Lab

• Bring your own data

Day 1:

• Print out the RNA-seq training handout