Participants will be guided through exercises during which they will process a substantial set of sequence data obtained from an ABI automatated DNA sequencers. The output from other makes of automatic sequencer may also be processed by these programs, as can data generated by manual sequencing methods. The programs are also suitable for small-scale projects. In the course of the three days we will cover setting up of a new sequencing project, pre-processing data generated by automatic sequencers, creating sequencing project databases, automatic assembly of batches of reads into contigs, and checking and editing contigs. Checking will include examination of the traces for conflicting readings, searches for repeated sequences and analysis of the relative positions of readings derived from the same template.
Attendance is limited so early submittal of applications is recommended.