11th Summer course on Marine Ecological and Evolutionary GenomicsInternal

The 11th MEEG program provided a broad overview of the various approaches in genomics to study ecological and evolutionary aspects of biology. 18 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from across Europe, America and Africa were taught by 9 senior scientists of international standing. The program covered the world of genomics (population genomics structure and connectivity, genotyping by sequencing, using genomics to investigate co-speciation and lateral gene transfers in symbiotic systems, genome annotation and comparative genomics of prokaryotes, comparative genomics of macro-algae genomics and transcriptomics, using contemporary marker gene sequencing approaches in biodiversity research, detecting selection on the sequence level and metagenomics of marine microbes). 

Student interaction is a key focus of the course in order to facilitate future cooperation. The combination of content, organisation, site, students and teachers is considered to be the success of the course. A minority of students had expected more content on metagenomics, but this is an expected result given the diversity of backgrounds and seniorities. The overall content is good and the course can continue with the same basis; the success of the computer labs will be considered.