Genomic Analysis in Neuroscience Course, 2nd edition – October 2026

3 de junio de 2026

Course Overview - Genomic Analysis in Neuroscience (GAIN 2026)

 This course provides an introduction to the analysis of high-throughput genomic data in neuroscience. Participants will gain practical experience in the processing, analysis, and interpretation of bulk and single-cell sequencing datasets, with a particular focus on transcriptomic and epigenomic approaches. Through a combination of lectures, interactive discussions, and hands-on computational sessions, attendees will learn key bioinformatics concepts and apply statistical methods using widely adopted analysis tools and workflows.

This course will cover the following topics:

  • Bulk transcriptomics (RNA-seq)
  • Epigenomic profiling (ATAC-seq, CUT&Tag)
  • Chromatin architecture and gene regulation (4C, Hi-C, HiChIP)
  • Single-cell genomics (scRNA-seq, scATAC-seq, Multiome)
  • Spatial transcriptomics (sequencing-based and imaging-based approaches)

The course is intended for PhD students interested in applying high-throughput sequencing and single-cell technologies to neuroscience research.

GAIN 2026 is part of the training activities of the UMH PhD Programme in Neuroscience at the Instituto de Neurociencias (IN, UMH-CSIC):

Course Director:

Jose P López-Atalaya

Guest Lecturers:

Mario F. Fraga – CINN, CSIC, El Entrego, Spain

Ana B. Muñoz Manchado – Univ. Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain

Keynote Lecture:

Angel Barco

Course Lecturers:

Rafael Alcalá Vida

Violeta Durán Laforet

José P. López-Atalaya

José V. Sánchez Mut

Expert Instructors

Carmen Escolar (Bioinformatics facility IN)

Marina Guillot (J.P. López-Atalaya lab)

Lara López (V. Borrell lab)

Roser Montañana (S. Jurado lab)

Nitin Narwade (A. Nieto lab)

Sergio Niñerola (A. Barco lab)

Lorenzo Puche (G. López-Bendito lab)

Systems administrator

Angel Márquez (IN, UMH-CSIC)

Dates and schedule

The course will take place from October 19 – 23, 2026.

Venue

Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida Santiago Ramon Y Cajal, S/N, 03550, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.

Registration

The course is limited to 20 participants.

Local students: Register before July 15, 2026, by writing a mail to gaincourse2026@gmail.com (with your PhD supervisor in copy) and stating "GAIN2026" as subject.

International students: FENS and IBRO-PERC provide stipends of up to 750 EUR for Master and/or PhD students located in Europe interested in attending this course. Through these stipends FENS and IBRO-PERC aim to encourage and promote international experience of students; hence, students that are currently residing or studying in Portugal are not eligible for a FENS and IBRO-PERC stipend for this course.

Apply for GAIN 2026 (deadline July 15, 2026): https://fens.jotform.com/260571016349354

Program in the attached file (pdf).

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