Course Description

This course provides a practical introduction to Galaxy for the complete novice. Participants are lead through core aspects of Galaxy with a focus on analysis of RNA-seq data, using a case study.

Course Objectives

After this course you should be able to:

• Perform QC of RNA-seq data (fastq, BAM and count files)
• Perform a differential expression analysis
• Create workflows for analysis of RNA-seq data in Galaxy
• Know what tools are available for RNA-seq analysis in Galaxy

Topics Covered

Week 1

• Introduction to Galaxy

Week 2

• RNA-Seq reads to counts

Week 3

• RNA-Seq counts to genes

Week 4

• RNA-Seq genes to pathways

Course Materials

Week 1

• Introduction to Galaxy

Week 2

• RNA-Seq reads to counts

Week 3

• RNA-Seq counts to genes

Week 4

• RNA-Seq genes to pathways

Course Presenters/Helpers

• Maria Doyle, Research Computing Facility
• Richard Lupat, Bioinformatics Core

Acknowledgements

This course is run by the Peter Mac Data Science Training team and uses material from the Galaxy Training Network

Useful Resources

• Galaxy Europe
• Galaxy Training
• Galaxy Biostars