EMBO Practical Course
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Regulation of translation is key in the control of gene expression, playing a critical role in many biological and pathophysiological settings. In the last decade, methodological advances have provided comprehensive insights into cellular transcriptomes and proteomes, however, the systems-wide analysis of translation remained an unsolved experimental challenge. The advent of ‘ribosome-profiling’ provided the methodological basis for comprehensive transcriptome-wide analyses of translation at sub-codon resolution by the precise and high-throughput determination of ribosomal positions on mRNA. Its application in a variety of organisms yielded novel insights into protein synthesis and its dynamic regulation, significantly advancing our understanding of the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
The course is aimed at PhD students and early post-doctoral researchers who are entering the field of posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression.
The practical course ‘Measuring translational dynamics by ribosome profiling’ aims to:
a) generate a detailed theoretical understanding of ribosome profiling, its variations to address specific aspects of translation and its experimental strengths and limitations,
b) provide hands-on wet-lab training to perform ribosome-profiling experiments with the aim to understand and master the critical steps of the experimental workflow and to train the participants to independently perform and adapt similar experiments in their own laboratories,
c) provide hands-on bioinformatics training on processing the high-throughput sequencing data, the quality control and on the use of specialised tools for data generated by ribosome-profiling.
“The course gave a comprehensive understanding of ribosomal profiling from the theory and the scope of its impact, to practical work and analysing the data. It was a fantastic week filled with exciting discussions.” – Eleanor Bellows, University of Nottingham, UK
“I leave the course much more confident of being able to perform my own Riboseq experiments in near future.” – Ashish Goyal, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
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Date: 23 - 28 Mar 2025
Location: EMBL Heidelberg
Venue: EMBL Advanced Training Centre
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Contact: EMBL Events