Name: Best Practices for Accounting for Biologic Sex in (Transcript)OMICS Studies - Training School
Start: 2026-08-24T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-25T18:00:00+02:00
Location: German Cancer Research Center / Communication Center

Best Practices for Accounting for Biologic Sex in (Transcript)OMICS Studies - Training School

from Monday, August 24, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (6:00 PM)

Monday, August 24, 2026

9:00 AM Check in
Check in
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

9:15 AM Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

9:25 AM Introduction to Sex Differences - Prof. Dr. Anagha Joshi
Introduction to Sex Differences - Prof. Dr. Anagha Joshi
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

10:10 AM Basic Statistics - Dr. Silvia Calderazzo
Basic Statistics - Dr. Silvia Calderazzo
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

11:10 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

11:35 AM Experimental design for sex and gender effects - Dr. Benjamin Phillips
Experimental design for sex and gender effects - Dr. Benjamin Phillips
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

12:35 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics, plus a power-analysis exercise
Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics, plus a power-analysis exercise
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

3:30 PM Afternoon Break
Afternoon Break
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

3:45 PM Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics, plus a power-analysis exercise
Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics, plus a power-analysis exercise
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

5:00 PM Working time (example or own data set)
Working time (example or own data set)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

6:30 PM Group Dinner
Group Dinner
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

9:00 AM Networking, Certificate Collection
Networking, Certificate Collection
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

9:30 AM How sex and age can be integrated to address a biological question - Dr. Stefania Del Prete
How sex and age can be integrated to address a biological question - Dr. Stefania Del Prete
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

10:30 AM Sex differences and loss of the Y chromosome in HNSCC (multi-omics) - Dr. Cristina Conde López
Sex differences and loss of the Y chromosome in HNSCC (multi-omics) - Dr. Cristina Conde López
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

11:30 AM Pitfalls and tools for (sex) interaction analysis in omics data - Dr. Pierre-Luc Germain
Pitfalls and tools for (sex) interaction analysis in omics data - Dr. Pierre-Luc Germain
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

12:30 PM EMERALD: a DNA methylation atlas of AML patients reveals sex-biased epigenetic patterns - Dr. Belén Otero Carrasco
EMERALD: a DNA methylation atlas of AML patients reveals sex-biased epigenetic patterns - Dr. Belén Otero Carrasco
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

12:55 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM

1:55 PM Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics, plus a power-analysis exercise
Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics, plus a power-analysis exercise
1:55 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

3:30 PM Afternoon Break
Afternoon Break
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

3:45 PM Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics
Hands-on omics analysis: transcriptomics
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

5:00 PM Hands on working time (examples or own data)
Hands on working time (examples or own data)
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

5:45 PM Final remarks
Final remarks
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: K1/K2 (upstairs) in the communication center

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