Courses@CRG is a CRG flagship training initiative. This programme brings international experts in the field to teach at the centre, and attracts students from Barcelona, Spain and all over the world. The aim of Courses @ CRG is to address particular training needs.  Each course programme includes theoretical lectures and hands-on sessions and enables participants to acquire new skills and/or knowledge, either specific to a field or interdisciplinary in nature. They mainly focus on delivery of content together with interaction and discussion between the participants, speakers and instructors. 

Decoding transcriptomes: A practical course on RNA-seq 2026

Welcome to the Courses@CRG: Decoding Transcriptomes: A practical course on RNA-seq at the Center for Genomic Regulation in beautiful Barcelona! We are thrilled to have you as part of our community, and we extend our warmest greetings to you. At Courses@CRG, we are committed to providing you with an exceptional learning experience, and we are excited to announce that we will be covering a comprehensive range of topics during this program. The course integrates laboratory practice with computational training, equipping participants with the skills needed to design robust RNA-seq experiments and to apply reproducible analysis workflows following the FAIR practices. The program is complemented by theoretical lectures on state-of-the-art transcriptomics and bioinformatics, a guided visit to the CRG Genomics Unit, and networking activities. By the end of this course, you will have gained a solid, up-to-date understanding of transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing (NGS), including the key differences between bulk RNA-seq, single-cell sequencing, and spatial transcriptomics, and you will be able to design RNA-seq experiments for diverse applications, perform RNA and library quality control and prepare mRNA libraries, understand major NGS platforms and sequencing workflows, assess RNA-seq data quality and work with common file formats, carry out reproducible RNA-seq data analysis from QC to differential expression, and functionally interpret results through approaches such as gene set enrichment analysis, equipping you with practical skills to advance your research and career.
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Courses@CRG: QLM2024 - Quantitative Light Microscopy Course

This five-day comprehensive and intensive course covers the entire spectrum of bioimaging, starting from the fundamental basics of optical microscopy, instrumentation, specimen preparation, molecular markers, right up to the most recent and revolutionary development in bioimaging and bioimage data analysis, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) based analysis. The course is designed for both novice researchers and as well as those having some previous experience with microscopy and its applications.  The course is composed of interactive lecture series to cover the theory of optical microscopy and its different modalities and applications. During the hands-on practical sessions, participants will have the opportunity to exercise on different types of light microscopes provided by the sponsors, CRG Training & Academic office. The advanced fluorescence and super-resolution microscopy hands-on practicals will be held at the Advanced Light Microscopy Unit (ALMU). Samples will be provided by ALMU and Argolight. Participants would also be able to bring their own samples if they wished to do so, following prior arrangement with the course organizers. Following the bioimage data management and analysis block, participants will have the opportunity to practice bioimaging processing and analysis, including AI-based bioimage analysis tools. At the end of each day, participants will have the chance to put their knowledge to the test with a quiz covering the day's lessons. Prizes will be awarded to the top three scorers, adding an exciting incentive to engage fully in the learning experience.
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