This webinar will provide a practical demonstration of the concept and main features of the TELEVIR module (viral metagenomics detection) of the INSaFLU-TELEVIR bioinformatics platform.
The course will be conducted by the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Portugal, partner of the consortium “AURORAE - lAboratory sUppoRt fOr influenza and coRonA for Europe”, under contract of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). AURORAE has the objective to support countries in building capacities in the areas of diagnosis, detection, identification and characterisation of primarily influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses.
The development of INSaFLU-TELEVIR and the expansion of its computational capacity have been co-funded by INSA and various projects promoted by the European Union, namely TELEVIR, GENEO, and DURABLE.
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The Webinar is designed for beginner to advanced learners in the field of clinical metagenomics. The target audience are individuals involved in the diagnosis and/or microbiological surveillance of viral pathogens; beginners in NGS data analysis and bioinformatics; and/or everyone interested in learning more about bioinformatics for viral metagenomic detection.
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After completing this training, participants should be able to:
· Understand the workflow of INSaFLU-TELEVIR platform for viral metagenomics detection (TELEVIR).
· Describe the steps to analyse and confirm the presence of viruses in a metagenomics sample through the INSaFLU-TELEVIR, from raw next- and third-generation sequencing data to the interpretation of the viral metagenomics report.
· Recognise advantages and limitations of the tool.