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IISER Pune ยท July 2026

Strand-Bencos-BIC IISER Pune
Genomics Workshop

Computational Genomics for Young Researchers

Intensive hands-on training in computational genomics tools โ€” designed to equip the next generation of researchers with cutting-edge skills in sequence analysis, genome assembly, and bioinformatics pipelines.

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Dates
18 โ€“ 26 July 2026
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Venue
IISER Pune, India
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Format
Hands-on Training
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Duration
9 Days

Note: The workshop is limited to 20 students. Registration is free and open until 10 June 2026.

Genomics Workshop 2026 Poster

About the Workshop

This 9-day intensive workshop brings together leading computational biologists from premier institutions across India and internationally to deliver hands-on sessions in modern genomics tools and workflows.

Participants will work through real-world datasets covering genome assembly, annotation, variant calling, comparative genomics, and metagenomics โ€” guided by experts at the frontier of the field.

Hosted at IISER Pune, the workshop is would be relevant to new PhD students. Others, such as Master's students and post-docs, could also apply and would be accommodated subject to vacancy.

Instructors

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Chirag Jain
IISc Bangalore
KR
Karthik Raman
IIT Madras
LN
Leelavati Narlikar
IISER Pune
MS
Madhusudhan
IISER Pune
NN
Niranjan Nagarajan
GIS, A*STAR Singapore & NUS
SC
Saket Chaudhary
IIT Bombay
TG
Tarini Ghosh
IIIT Delhi
VK
Varun Aggarwala
Jio Institute

Invited Speakers

Exciting talks from leaders in genomics and computational biology

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Dr. Sharmila Mande
Distinguished Chief Scientist, TCS Research
RH
Dr. Ramesh Hariharan, PhD.
Founder & CEO, Strand Life Sciences
SL
Prof. Sunil Laxman
InStem
BK
Prof. Bratati Kahali
CBR, IISc

Schedule

โฐ Workshop Dates: 18 โ€“ 26 July 2026

This is the schesule of the workshop.

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For queries mail to - cospisupport@iiserpune.ac.in