Workshops

De Novo Genome Assembly with AI-Assisted Data Analysis  
G01 Biotech, 1:00-3:00 PM, September 15, 2026
Registration for this workshop is closed.


The workshop is hosted jointly by the BRC Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Flow Cytometry Facilities. It will cover the following topics:

  1. Introduction to long-read sequencing technologies
  2. Genome size estimation using flow cytometry
  3. Hands-on project: AI agent-assisted de novo genome assembly and genome annotation

Format and Registration

The lecture (Jacob B Landis, Julie Sahler & Qi Sun) will be offered in person in Biotech B01 and simultaneously via Zoom. Zoom link will be sent out by email to registered users. The lecture will be recorded and made available online after the workshop.

Registration is required for participation in the hands-on project. You will have one week to finish the hands-on, no need to bring your laptop to the lecture room. There will be office hours to help you with the hands-on.

In-person office hour: 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Friday 9/18/2026, 131 Biotech Boardroom.

Zoom office hour: https://biohpc.cornell.edu/lab/office1.aspx

Download files: Slides   Hands-on Project

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