Training Archives

eDNA in person workshop, 22-26 July 2024

by Celine Pagnier | Jul 30, 2024 | Training

NEOF is running an in person R Community analysis workshop in September. Register your interest before Thursday 1st August 9am (link) A lot of different analysis and visualisations can be carried out with community data. This includes taxonomy and functional abundance...

Why should environmental researchers use proteomics?

by Celine Pagnier | Jul 26, 2024 | NEOF, Training, Visitor Stories

The Centre for Proteome Research at the University of Liverpool is part of NEOF and welcomes enquiries from researchers looking to add protein level data to their research. Proteins being at the heart of all biological processes, we can identify and quantify...

NEOF Visitor Facility – how could it support your research?

by Celine Pagnier | Jul 11, 2024 | NEOF, Training, Visitor Stories

The NEOF-VF provides the following to UK-based researchers using molecular analyses to answer environmental questions: Training in wet lab molecular methods; Access to all necessary equipment and consumables; Next-generation sequencing data (to a maximum value of...

eDNA in person workshop, 22-26 July 2024

by Celine Pagnier | May 17, 2024 | Training

NEOF is running an in person eDNA wetlab and bioinformatics workshop in July. Register your interest before Monday 3rd June (link) Generating DNA sequence barcodes from mixed sources of DNA is an increasingly-used and efficient way to survey biodiversity, whether...

NEOF Visitors’ stories – Saleh Aljaafari

by Celine Pagnier | May 17, 2024 | NEOF, Training, Visitor Stories

Saleh is a PhD student visiting the NEOF Visitor Facility. His project aims to make the first genetic baseline for most commercial pelagic fish species and their preys in Northern Indian Ocean through the use of metabarcoding. It is hoped that Saleh’s findings...

NEOF Visitors’ stories – Sophie Scutt

by Celine Pagnier | May 16, 2024 | NEOF, Training, Visitor Stories

Sophie is a Civil Engineering PhD student working at the NEOF Visitor Facility. Her work involves investigating the presence of pathogens during urban flooding events in Sheffield. This work involves extracting environmental DNA (eDNA) from flood water and using...