Last week, SIRIC Montpellier Cancer successfully organized the second edition of its ATAC-seq training course, bringing together researchers and clinicians for three days dedicated to epigenomic data analysis.
Led by Pierre-François Roux alongside SIRIC’s bioinformatics team — Mohammad Salma, Dassou SIKA, and Michael Patron — the course welcomed 15 participants from the medical research community around the theme:
“Unlocking Epigenomic Insights: ATAC-seq Data Analysis in Practice”
Designed to combine theoretical foundations with practical application, the training provided participants with a comprehensive overview of the ATAC-seq data analysis workflow. Through interactive sessions and hands-on exercises, attendees strengthened their expertise in epigenomics and bioinformatics analysis.
By the end of the program, participants were able to:
- Design robust ATAC-seq experiments
- Perform quality control and preprocessing steps
- Map and align sequencing reads with confidence
- Identify and annotate regions of open chromatin
- Integrate ATAC-seq data with complementary omics datasets
Beyond the technical learning experience, the course also fostered collaboration, discussion, and knowledge sharing across the research community.
This second edition once again highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary training initiatives in advancing cancer research and precision medicine.
A warm thank you to all participants and speakers whose enthusiasm and engagement made this training course such a success.
