Note: the training is no longer accredited for continuing education.
Training is available for all levels of experience and learners can choose to build from one level to the next:
- Beginner: CM workforce that does not have NGS equipment.
- Intermediate: CM workforce that acquired a NGS sequencer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Advanced: CM workforce that had NGS experience pre-pandemic and is actively involved in sequencing.
- Expert: Bioinformatics partners who already work on human genomics and would benefit from education on infectious disease applications of NGS. The content is intermediate and advanced.
Speaker: Frederic D. Bushman
This course will focus on the fundamentals of pathogen genomics including defining key terms and discussing components of the genome. The impact of mutations on phenotypes and protein expressions will also be discussed.
Speaker: Frederic D. Bushman
Part 2 of this course, focuses on the fundamentals of pathogen genomics, including defining key terms and discussing components of the genome. The impact of mutations on phenotypes and protein expressions will also be discussed.
Speaker: Rosemary She
An overview of molecular methods, from principle to clinical application, will be provided in detail. Strengths and limitations of various approaches will be discussed.
Speaker: Mendy Poulter
Part 1 of this training—With the advent of NGS, it is crucial to understand the evolution of molecular diagnostics, starting from Sanger sequencing through NGS. Additional topics include the appropriate use of long and short reads, as well as understanding commonly used NGS technologies and platforms.
Speaker: Mendy Poulter
Part 2 of this training—With the advent of NGS, it is crucial to understand the evolution of molecular diagnostics, starting from Sanger sequencing through NGS. Additional topics include the appropriate use of long and short reads, as well as understanding commonly used NGS technologies and platforms.
Speaker: Nick Moore
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is more frequently being used in outbreak scenarios and for the prediction of antibiotic resistance. This section discusses the history of WGS, including its predecessors and the methodology behind WGS.
Speaker: Paige Larkin
Amplicon-based NGS is one of the more commonly used types of NGS in the clinical microbiology lab. In this section, participants will learn the principles of amplicon-based NGS and its applications, limitations and impact on patient care.
Speaker: Robin Patel
As targeted and shotgun metagenomic sequencing increase in popularity, their advantages and limitations are being defined. Real clinical cases and impact will be shared.
Speaker: Marie-Claire Rowlinson
Part 1 of this training—After learning about the principles and limitations of NGS, participants will discover how NGS is used in epidemiology studies and infection control in hospital settings. Participants will be walked through different clinical scenarios where NGS can be used.
Speaker: Marie-Claire Rowlinson
Part 2 of this training—After learning about the principles and limitations of NGS, participants will discover how NGS is used in epidemiology studies and infection control in hospital settings. Participants will be walked through different clinical scenarios where NGS can be used.
Speaker: Xiaowu Gai
Data collection and storage are crucial components of NGS. Important considerations, including amount of data, storage options, instrumentation needs and security concerns will be addressed.
Speaker: Julie Hirschborn
Participants will be given an overview of sequence analysis and bioinformatics. Essential terminology will be defined and limitations and challenges discussed. Various approaches and their strengths and weaknesses will be explored.
Speaker: Stephanie Goya
Part 1 of this training—These hands-on sessions are a practical recapitulation on how to design a NGS experiment and the bioinformatic analysis in different scenarios, with special emphasis on the limitations and benefits of each development. These sessions are a debate space where attendees accompanied by a NGS expert will be able to reaffirm concepts seen in the previous webinars, solve doubts and ask questions of specific interest for their projects.
Speaker: Stephanie Goya
Part 2 of this training—These hands-on sessions are a practical recapitulation on how to design a NGS experiment and the bioinformatic analysis in different scenarios, with special emphasis on the limitations and benefits of each development. These sessions are a debate space where attendees accompanied by an NGS expert will be able to reaffirm concepts seen in the previous webinars, solve doubts and ask questions of specific interest for their projects.
Speaker: Amy Mathers
Overview course providing information on the recommended laboratory components and computing requirements recommended to begin NGS applications. Recommendations on what to upgrade based on specific applications (graphics processing units [GPUs], central processing units [CPUs], memory, hard drives, etc.) will be provided, along with a discussion on local vs. high-performance computing (HPC) vs. cloud computing platforms.
Speaker: Winston Timp
A practical and detail-oriented course exploring the 3 generations of nucleic acid sequencing technologies. The course will explore the strengths and weakness of the sequencing platforms, provide examples to guide choosing a sequencing approach for different biological questions and the expected data and file types that will be generated.
Speaker: Charles Chiu
Part 1 of this course—Introduction to targeted NGS and metagenomic approaches to classify pathogens.
Speaker: Charles Chiu
Part 2 of this course—Introduction to targeted NGS and metagenomic approaches to classify pathogens.
Speaker: Andrew Warren
Introduction into NGS data management.
Speaker: John Dekker
Detailed course into whole genome sequencing, including specific steps to generate the sequence data, how third generation sequencing impacts whole genome sequencing (WGS) projects and common challenges in analyzing/understanding WGS.
Speakers: Michael Feldgarden and Arjun Prasad
Part 1 of this training—Dive into accessing, exploring and using the publicly available databases and national sequence archives for clinical microbiologists, e.g., National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).
Speakers: Michael Feldgarden and Arjun Prasad
Part 2 of this training—Dive into accessing, exploring and using the publicly available databases and national sequence archives for clinical microbiologists, e.g., NCBI and GISAID.
Speaker: David Gaston
Advanced level practical course into sequence quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), recommended cut offs and what to do when you need to work with lower quality sequence data.
Speaker: David Gaston
Advanced level practical course into sequence QA/QC, recommended cut offs and what to do when you need to work with lower quality sequence data.
Speaker: Emily Snavely
Follow-up course to "Assessing Data Quality and Metrics—Parts 1 and 2," including error rates between sequencing technologies and introduction into assessing genome quality.
Speaker: Trish Simner
Overview course on steps required to design and implement novel assays for clinical microbiologists. Will include a discussion on recommended sample sizes, troubleshooting steps and regulatory guidelines that can be useful/critical resources.
Speaker: Trish Simner
Overview course on steps required to design and implement novel assays for clinical microbiologists. Will include a discussion on recommended sample sizes, troubleshooting steps and regulatory guidelines that can be useful/critical resources.
Speaker: Heather Blankenship
Advanced course into the practical applications of NGS approaches, including targeted, amplicon and whole genome sequencing. This course will highlight differences in sequencing (wet-lab) components between the approaches.
Speaker: Kelly Oakeson
Practical-oriented course on the principles of pathogen identification and sequence comparison. Bioinformatics tools and approaches commonly used for these analyses, along with their benefits and limitations, will be discussed.
Speaker: Christina Cuomo
Advanced course into whole genome sequencing (WGS) approaches which leverage cultured fungal isolates, highlighting both wet-lab considerations and available bioinformatic tools/workflows.
Speaker: Kelsey Florek
Practical course into reproducible workflows and recommended tools for NGS applications.
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Speaker: Kevin Chau
Advanced course on metagenomic approaches to analyze mixed communities without the need for isolation.
Speaker: Kelly Oakeson
Workshop participants will learn how to generate and interpret phylogenetic trees using open-source bioinformatic tools. Multiple real-world examples will be used to highlight benefits and limitations of phylogenetic tree interpretation.
Speaker: Robert Petit
In this hands-on activity, participants will learn how to use workflow management tools.
Speaker: Emily Snavely
Advanced course into WGS approaches which leverage cultured bacterial and mycobacterial isolates. Wet-lab considerations, influence of pathogen characteristics on sequencing and common challenges to data analysis will be covered.
Speaker: Shaun Yang
Deeper overview in bacterial genome structure, mobile elements, genetic exchange mechanisms (horizontal gene transfer), recombination, etc.
Speaker: P Hemarajata
Deeper discussion into viral genomes, challenges in ribonucleic acid (RNA) vs. deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and single stranded vs. double stranded genomes, range of mutation rates (and why) and how different sequencing technologies and library preps relate to characterizing viral sequences.
Speaker: Bridget Barker
Deeper overview into eukaryotic genomes, including the range in sizes, gene arrangements and transcriptional complexity, repetitive elements and challenges in whole genome sequencing.
Speaker: Hannah Gray
Advanced course on identifying and characterizing antimicrobial resistance markers. Part 1 focuses on multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO), e.g. carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE).
Speaker: Kimberlee A. Musser
Advanced course on identifying and characterizing antimicrobial resistance markers. Part 2 focuses on tuberculosis (TB).
Speaker: Robert Petit
Practical course for assembling whole genomes from data generated by different NGS platforms.
Speaker: Shaun Yang
Advanced practical course into using NGS data to identify, characterize and track healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Lean on case studies to flush out real-world examples.
Speaker: Frank Ambrosio
Advanced course into direct-from-specimen sequencing including pros/cons vs. isolation and sequencing. Focused on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and monkeypox virus (MPXV).
Speaker: Allison Black
Advanced, practical course on NGS methods to provide contract tracing data and include a hands-on activity that reconstructs an outbreak scenario.
Funding is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contract 75D30122c13310​
Questions? Need assistance? Contact clinmicro@asmusa.org.