Genome mining is a computational technique to identify previously uncharacterized natural product biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) within the genomes of sequenced organisms. These BGCs are responsible for the synthesis of natural products, many of which carry essential bioactivities, such as antibiotics or anticancer compounds. This block pro-/seminar covers various genome mining tools and methods. Students who attend the seminar will be required to run the respective genome mining tool on the provided genome sequence, in addition to fulfilling the regular pro-/seminar requirements of presentation and text summary (required for both bachelors and masters).
Registration via email: gurevich@cs.uni-saarland.de before 23:59 on 28.04.2024 ( also register in LSF to get CPs). Please provide brief information about (1) your background/experience, (2) previously passed seminars (if any), (3) a short statement of motivation to attend this seminar (25 words maximum!) |
