Introduction to Accelerated Genomics

Applied Machine Learning for Biological Data - Module 2, Day 5

• Date: June 6, 2025

• Time: 09:00-16:00

Prerequisites

• BioNT course - A practical introduction to bioinformatics or equivalent knowledge

• Introduction to Docker

• Introduction to GPU

Learning outcomes

• Gain a foundational understanding of the NVIDIA Parabricks software suite

• Acquire practical experience in using Parabricks tools for basic germline variant calling workflow

Overall schedule

• Introduction to NGS

• Basic CPU-native NGS data processing workflow

• Introduction to NVIDIA Parabricks

• Parabricks Hands-on

• Parabricks vs CPU-native NGS data processing

The lesson

• Introduction to NGS
• Basic CPU-native NGS data processing workflow
• NVIDIA Parabricks
• Parabricks Hands-on
• Benchmarking accelerated next-generation sequencing analysis pipelines