Application:
https://www.nib.si/eng/index.php/novice/743-e-pan-enhancing-pan-genome-analysis-in-plants-may-18th
Educators:
Marc Heuermann, Patrick Köning (GCBN, IPK-Gatersleben, ELIXIR-DE),Klaas Vandepoele (VIB-UGent, ELIXIR-BE), Pedro Barros (Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), ELIXIR-PT), Michiel Van Bel (VIB-UGent, ELIXIR-BE), Keywan Hassani-Pak (Rothamsted Research, ELIXIR-UK)
Date:
Mon 18 May 2026 - 14:00 to 16:00 CEST
Location:
Online Zoom Meeting (link will be shared with registered participants)
Contents:
The online workshop E-PAN: Enhancing Pan-Genome Analysis in Plants (May 18th, 14h CET) will present the outcomes of the E-PAN initiative, funded by ELIXIR Commissioned Services: Science tier Biodiversity, food security and pathogens. This project focused on improving and standardising plant pan-genome analysis. With the growth of pan-genome datasets, major challenges remain in quality control, gene presence/absence, structural variant detection, data integration, and visualisation. E-PAN addressed these challenges by defining QC standards, harmonised reporting approaches, and developing practical visualisation solutions.
Learning goals:
The session will highlight what has been achieved in the project, where limitations remain, and how the proposed standards and tools can support more reliable and interoperable pan-genome research across plant species.
Prerequisites:
The workshop is aimed at plant pan-genome users, but tool developers, data curators, and other interested researchers are also very welcome to participate.
Keywords:
pangenomes, QC, standards, Plant research, Plants bioinformatics
Tools:
PanBarlex, PLAZA, Knetminer
Contacts:
"Michiel Van Bel" <