RAD Microbes Boot Camp 2026

Event start: 2026-09-18T13:00:00Z Event end: 2026-09-18T21:30:00Z Location: BioScience Research Collaborative Date: Friday, September 18th, 2026 Location: Room 1003 (10th Floor), BRC at Rice University | 6500 Main St, Houston, TX 77030 Summary: Computational analyses of microbial genomes through genomic sequencing hold tremendous promise yet can become riddled with various sources of potential bias. The microbial genome analysis boot camp is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and investigators from diverse backgrounds and interests for clarity on how to effectively utilize ubiquitous computational pipelines for answering specific research questions. Topics may include short and long-read sequencing, amplicon and isolate genome sequence, genome assembly and validation, functional annotation, phylogenomic analysis, and strain typing. This boot camp will be taught by scientists with expertise in bioinformatics and analysis of clinical samples, allowing participants to get individualized training on how to accurately sample, sequence, and characterize microbial genomes. Associated Add-On Workshop: The Microbes and Microbiomes in Health Workshop (

) is being held at the AI in Health Conference on Thursday, September 17, 2026 with a $75 registration fee. This includes lectures and a networking social that is encouraged for boot camp attendees to participate in, but is not required. Acknowledgments: This event is organized and supported by the AI2Health Research Cluster (

), the Ken Kennedy Institute (

), and the Rice Computer Science Department (

)