Register for our upcoming RNA‑Seq Bootcamp, offered through a collaborative partnership between MiCM, C3G, D2R-HeDS Platform, RI‑MUHC, and CDSI. This unique training opportunity brings together expertise and best practices from across multiple McGill organizations.

This five-module bootcamp is designed to guide participants from foundational command-line navigation to the execution of advanced, reproducible bioinformatics workflows for RNA-seq analyses. The program begins by establishing essential UNIX skills and data retrieval methods before progressing through experimental design and core preprocessing pipelines, including quality control, read alignment, and read quantification.

Participants will then be introduced to differential gene expression (DGE) analyses, learning to apply appropriate statistical models and handle complex, multi-factor experimental designs via DESeq2 and explore functional enrichment methodologies (ORA and GSEA). Finally, attendees will learn how to deploy standardized pipelines (Nextflow and GenPipes) on High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM schedulers, concluding with a dedicated troubleshooting session to support independent research applications.

Dates: June 1st – 5th 2026

Location: RI-MUHC Glen Site

Students, staff, and researchers are all welcome to participate!