Genomics Exchange, Fall 2026¶
The Fall 2026 season of the Genomics Exchange runs eight online sessions on Tuesdays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern, from September 15 through December 8, 2026. Session dates are not evenly spaced this season, so check the schedule below. Each session lasts 60 minutes on Microsoft Teams and pairs a short lecture with a hands-on walkthrough.
Sessions in September and October are at 11:00 AM EDT; sessions in November and December are at 11:00 AM EST (US daylight time ends Sunday, November 1, 2026). The local Purdue time is 11:00 AM throughout.
Registration
Register for each session through its Microsoft Teams link below. The Teams join link and email reminders go to registrants; you must register for each session you want to attend.
Schedule¶
| Session | Date | Zone | Topic | Instructor | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue Sep 15, 2026 | EDT | Reproducible genomics on RCAC, kickoff | Arun Seetharam | Register |
| 2 | Tue Sep 29, 2026 | EDT | Data management for biologists | Arun Seetharam | Register |
| 3 | Tue Oct 20, 2026 | EDT | Nextflow fundamentals | Yucheng Zhang, Tufts University | Register |
| 4 | Tue Oct 27, 2026 | EDT | Running nf-core pipelines on clusters | Yucheng Zhang, Tufts University | Register |
| 5 | Tue Nov 10, 2026 | EST | Script to pipeline | Arun Seetharam | Register |
| 6 | Tue Nov 17, 2026 | EST | nf-core on Open OnDemand | Arun Seetharam | Register |
| 7 | Tue Dec 1, 2026 | EST | R/RStudio and r-bioconductor on RCAC clusters | Arun Seetharam | Register |
| 8 | Tue Dec 8, 2026 | EST | AI for biologists | Arun Seetharam | Register |
Sessions 3 and 4 are taught by a guest instructor, Yucheng Zhang (Tufts University). All other sessions are taught by Arun Seetharam.
Discussion¶
Questions welcome on the Genomics Exchange Discord.