Plant Metabolomics and Plant Metabolic Engineering

11 Novembro 2021, 16:15 • Ana Margarida da Costa Macedo Fortes

Transcriptomics and metabolomics applied to the study of grape diseases and ripening. NMR vs GC-MS. Metabolomics and subsequent studies. New trends in Plant Metabolomics and Plant Metabolic Engineering.

Proteomics de Plantas

5 Novembro 2021, 16:15 • Andreia Cristina da Silva Viegas Mata Figueiredo

Proteómica de plantas: 

Tema 3: Introduction to GWAS: A hands-on tutorial.

3 Novembro 2021, 16:00 • Ana Filipa Gonçalves Milhinhos

1. Introduction to GWAS. 1.1. Motivation for performing GWAS. 1.2. Genetic variation background. 1.3. Why plants (A. thaliana)? 1.4. Linkage Disequilibrium. 1.5. Population Structure. 2. GWAS methods overview (Linear model, Non-parametric test, Linear Mixed Model, Advanced Linear Mixed Models). 2.1. Caveats & Problems. 3.Introduction to GWA-Portal. Hands-on tutorial (GWA-Portal). 2.1. Create a GWAS study.  3.2. Analyse Manhattan plots. 3.3. LD plots & Detailed SNP analysis.

Tools for validation of transcriptomic data

28 Outubro 2021, 16:00 • Celia Maria Romba Rodrigues Miguel

Transcript quantification by RT-qPCR.

Experimental design of a transcriptomics study.

Epigenomics, non-coding transcriptomes. Small non-coding RNAs.

21 Outubro 2021, 16:00 • Celia Maria Romba Rodrigues Miguel

Concepts. Epigenetic pathways (DNA methylation; Histones; sRNAs).

Genome-wide methodologies. Examples.