MGRC

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Course Outcomes

In this workshop, you will learn about:

• miRNA biogenesis

• miRNA sequencing and bioinformatics

• plant miRNAs

• miRNA targets and target prediction

• other sRNAs

• workflow for miRNA experiments

• open-source software for various bioinformatics applications

Requirements

You should have:

• basic computer competency

• strong understanding of biology

• keen interest in bioinformatics and genomics research

Workshop Agenda

Day 1

– what is an miRNA?

– miRNA biogenesis

– regulation of mRNA translation and stability by miRNAs

– miRNA targets

– other regulatory pathways of sRNAs

– miRNA sequencing

– isomiRs

– miRNA sequencing and bioinformatics

Day 2

– miRNA target prediction

– miRNA target bioinformatics

– miRNA software and databases

– miRNA expression analysis

– target prediction

– plant miRNAs

– mirtrons

– antagomirs – miRNA as a drug

– other types of sRNAs