The National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) will host its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 15–18, 2026, at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center in College Station, Texas. This annual gathering provides a unique forum for public- and private-sector plant breeders working across more than 40 crop species. Attendees will share innovative breeding strategies, explore emerging technologies, and engage in open discussions on plant breeding policy and societal challenges.
The Tutorials in Genomics & Bioinformatics: RNA-Seq (TGB) course is a two-day, immersive introduction to genomics and bioinformatics, designed to equip researchers with the conceptual foundation and practical skills needed to analyze high-throughput sequencing data. Modeled after Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s renowned Genome Access Course, TGB emphasizes active learning, real data analysis, and direct engagement with expert instructors.
The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar by Dr. Ethan Triplett, Director of Crop Improvement for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, National Sorghum Producers, on Tuesday, April 14 at 11:00 AM CT. His talk, titled “Translation,
SorghumBase invites the global sorghum research and breeding community to join an upcoming webinar taking place March 31st on the design and implementation of the Twist 100K genotyping array, a next-generation resource developed through broad community engagement and cutting-edge genomic approaches.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course, June 25-July 13. This intensive two-week course trains students in state-of-the-art wet-lab methods for single-cell analysis and builds foundational skills in bioinformatic handling of single-cell data.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the course, Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data, June 5-19, 2025. Harmen Bussemaker, from Columbia University, Sean Davis, from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, and Hans Tomas Rube, from the University
