February 4th to 7th, 2025
The Advanced Course on Cutting-Edge Technologies for Plant Science and Climate Resilience was organized in collaboration with the Doctoral School of Fundamental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax. The course provided an in-depth exploration of ‘Omics’ technologies for seed quality improvement and climate resilience. The sessions were conducted by experts from renowned institutions, key partners of the INPLANTOMICS project: Prof. Alma Balestrazzi and Prof. Daniel Dondi from the University of Pavia (Italy), and Prof. Stefan Werbrouck from the University of Ghent (Belgium). This series of courses were entitled:
1. Seed quality and ‘Omics’: new tools and strategies against climate change
2. ‘Omics’ as source of seed quality hallmark
3. Molecular dynamics of desiccation tolerance loss and gain in seeds: the emerging scenario
4. The role of radicals in seeds biology and their direct and indirect detection
5. Correlation vs. causation. Examples of data processing in Python
6. CRISPR for cereal crop improvement: Progress and challenges
7. In vitro methods to introduce CRISPR constructs in cereals
The Advanced Course on Cutting-Edge Technologies for Plant Science and Climate Resilience was organized in collaboration with the Doctoral School of Fundamental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax. The course provided an in-depth exploration of ‘Omics’ technologies for seed quality improvement and climate resilience. The sessions were conducted by experts from renowned institutions, key partners of the INPLANTOMICS project: Prof. Alma Balestrazzi and Prof. Daniel Dondi from the University of Pavia (Italy), and Prof. Stefan Werbrouck from the University of Ghent (Belgium). This series of courses were entitled:
1. Seed quality and ‘Omics’: new tools and strategies against climate change
2. ‘Omics’ as source of seed quality hallmark
3. Molecular dynamics of desiccation tolerance loss and gain in seeds: the emerging scenario
4. The role of radicals in seeds biology and their direct and indirect detection
5. Correlation vs. causation. Examples of data processing in Python
6. CRISPR for cereal crop improvement: Progress and challenges
7. In vitro methods to introduce CRISPR constructs in cereals
Workshop on RNA-Seq Data Analysis
February 3–8, 2025
The RNA-Seq Data Analysis Workshop was lead by Dr. Maxim Messerer from Helmholtz Zentrum Munich. He trained the Tunisian team through hands-on experience in transcriptomic data analysis using the Galaxy platform, covering key steps such as data preprocessing, quality control, differential gene expression analysis, and interpretation. He also assisted the team in the analysis of RNA-seq data from 9 Tunisian wheat durum varieties under drought stress.
The RNA-Seq Data Analysis Workshop was lead by Dr. Maxim Messerer from Helmholtz Zentrum Munich. He trained the Tunisian team through hands-on experience in transcriptomic data analysis using the Galaxy platform, covering key steps such as data preprocessing, quality control, differential gene expression analysis, and interpretation. He also assisted the team in the analysis of RNA-seq data from 9 Tunisian wheat durum varieties under drought stress.
