Dear all, We are excited to announce our upcoming online course, Metabarcoding in Microbial Ecology, which will take place from February 3-7, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for researchers and students looking to deepen their understanding of metabarcoding techniques and apply them to microbial ecology studies. Course website: ( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course30/ ) Through a combination of theoretical lectures and practical exercises, you'll learn how to process raw sequencing reads and conduct statistical evaluations. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to handle your own datasets and apply metabarcoding techniques to answer key ecological questions. By the end of this course, participants will: Understand the potential and limitations of microbial metabarcoding techniques. Learn how to process raw sequencing reads to extract meaningful biological information. Gain experience in the statistical evaluation and visualisation of microbial community data. Be able to make informed decisions on best practices for their own metabarcoding projects. For the full list of our courses and workshops, please visit: ( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/ ) Best regards, Carlo Carlo Pecoraro, Ph.D Physalia-courses DIRECTOR info@physalia-courses.org mobile: +49 17645230846 "info@physalia-courses.org" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)