Assembly of Long-Read Sequencing with Galaxy

Participants will learn how to perform de novo genome assembly using different bioinformatics tools. This workshop explores how Oxford Nanopore technologies long read data and Illumina short read data can be combined to produce a high-quality genome assembly. We will use a bacterial genome as an example. We will also cover how to assess the quality of a genome assembly. The workshop will use the Galaxy Australia platform that provides a simple and user-friendly interface to bioinformatics tools. 

Recommended Participants 

Biologists and other life scientists planning to work with long-read (ONT) and Illumina data for genome assemblies. No prior bioinformatics knowledge is required.