Nextflow for beginners

Dates

9-11 November 2026

To foster international participation, this course will be held online

 

Overview

 

Nextflow is a widely adopted workflow system for running high-throughput, data-intensive applications across cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
It has fast become one of the primary technology platforms for computational workloads in life sciences.
The framework allows scientists to write code in any scripting language, define software dependencies with containers, connect tasks with the event-driven dataflow programming DSL and then deploy anywhere: local machines, grid computing systems or public cloud infrastructure.

 

Target audience and assumed background

 

The workshop is intended for users to become quickly proficient in Nextflow technology, starting from basic through to advanced concepts.  The majority of the practicals will make use of command-line tools. Therefore familiarity with a *nix environment (e.g. Linux or MacOS) and the shell (e.g. Bash) are highly desirable.

Program

Monday — Classes from 9.30 to 1.30 PM CET

 

  • Introduction to Nextflow

  • Basic Scripting in Nextflow

  • Channels

  • Processes

 

Tuesday — Classes from 9.30 to 1.30 PM CET

 

  • Operators

  • Executors

  • RNA-Seq Pipeline

  • Configuration

  • Pipeline Parameters

 

Wednesday — Classes from 9.30 to 1.30 PM CET

 

  • Workflows

  • Modules

  • Sharing Pipelines

  • RNA-Seq Pipeline (Part 2)

Instructor

 

 

 

 

Dr Daniel A. Pass

COst overview

 

Course

  380 €


what people say about this course

"This course provided a clear and practical introduction to Nextflow. I now understand the relationship between workflows, processes, and channels much better, which was one of the most valuable takeaways for me."

 

"The hands-on exercises were especially useful, as they gave me practical experience with a tool that we are seriously considering adopting in our own work. I also appreciated learning the structure of a Nextflow pipeline and gaining a solid understanding of the core concepts behind workflow management."

 

 

related courses

RNAseq for beginners - ONLINE, 20th-28th of May

 

Spring School in Bioinformatics - ONLINE, 8-12 June

 

Cancellation Policy:

 

 

 

> 30  days before the start date = 30% cancellation fee

 

< 30 days before the start date= No Refund.

 

 

 

Physalia-courses cannot be held responsible for any travel fees, accommodation or other expenses incurred to you as a result of the cancellation.