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+# CEPLAS RNA-Seq Workshop
+
+## Key dates
+
+- **Date**: August 22-24, 2022
+- **Tutors**: [Alisandra Denton](https://www.ceplas.eu/en/research/people/dr-alisandra-denton/) and [Dominik Brilhaus](https://www.ceplas.eu/en/research/data-science-and-data-management/)
+- **Location**: Building 25.41. Room 00.41 ([at ZIM HHU, Düsseldorf](https://www.zim.hhu.de/ueber-uns/lageplan-und-anreiseskizze))
+- **Prerequisites**
+  - Technical
+    - Computers incl. required software and course material are provided during the course.
+    - Participants *can* bring own laptops, but without guarantee (possible system-specific dependencies)
+  - Expertise
+    - Some pre-knowledge in programming may help, but is not required.
+    - First (half) day will be an optional introduction.
+
+## Schedule
+
+| Time        | Section |
+|:----------- | -------:|
+| 9:00        |   Start |
+| 10:00-10:20 |  Coffee |
+| 12:00-13:00 |   Lunch |
+| 15:00-15:20 |  Coffee |
+| ~17:00      |     End |
+
+## Topics (*preliminary*)
+
+- *[Optional, if needed]* Basic introduction to tools and programming (e.g. with Linux/Bash, R, Python)
+
+- Introduction to read processing and quality control
+
+- Introduction to read mapping and quantification
+
+- Long and short reads
+  - Transcriptome assembly
+
+- Post-mapping analysis
+  - Differential gene expression
+  - Clustering
+  - Functional annotation and enrichment
+  - Visualization
+
+## Registration
+
+- **Participants**:
+  - CEPLAS researchers of all levels
+  - Open to non-CEPLAS researchers, if max. participant number is not reached
+  - min. / max. participants: 10 / 20
+- **Registration phase**: June 27th - July 20th
+
+- **Topic wishlist**: If you would like to learn about specific topics or tools related to RNA-Seq data analysis, please raise them during the registration.
+
+- **Basic Intro**: Please let us know your programming expertise and wether you interested in a basic introduction to programming.