Dear all, We are pleased to announce the Spring School in Bioinformatics, an online course running from 31 March-4 April 2025, designed to introduce researchers to the concepts and practical skills needed for analyzing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data. Course website: (https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course68/) Course Highlights: Comprehensive Training: From quality assessment to genome assembly, RNAseq, differential gene expression, and phylogenomics. Practical Skills: Hands-on sessions using the Linux command line, Docker/Singularity, and AWS for reproducible analyses. Target Audience: We start with foundational Linux skills and progress through genomic, transcriptomic, and phylogenomic analyses. This means that previous experience with NGS data is not required. Learning Outcomes: Confidently handle and analyze NGS data. Understand the strengths and pitfalls of sequencing technologies. Apply state-of-the-art methods to genomic, transcriptomic, and phylogenomic datasets. For the full list of our courses and workshops, please visit our webpage: (https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course68/) 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)