Six days. One complete sample-to-insight experience.

A pure hands-on, scientist-guided Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Oxford Nanopore Technology workshop in Manna Biotech's real wet lab and dry lab. Build practical confidence from extraction and library preparation to live sequencing and data analysis.

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Dates

21-26 Sep 2026

Daily timing

10:00 AM-4:30 PM IST

Venue

Manna Biotech, Nacharam

Cohort

Strictly 10 participants

Lifetime online certificate verification

Your completion certificate includes a unique ID and QR code that universities, recruiters and institutions can verify globally at mannabiotech.com/verify.

Six-day programme schedule

Wet lab first. Dry lab next. A real project to finish.

Each day includes demonstrations, supervised practical work, short breaks and a guided wrap-up. The exact run plan may adjust to sample and sequencing conditions.

Day 1 · Mon, 21 Sep

Genomics foundations & sample-to-sequence workflow

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and third-generation sequencing fundamentals
Oxford Nanopore Technology, MinION and flow-cell anatomy
Lab safety, contamination control and instrument handling
Hands-on pipetting, sample planning and DNA/RNA extraction setup

Day 2 · Tue, 22 Sep

Wet-lab extraction, quantification & quality control

DNA/RNA extraction from biological samples
Qubit quantification and input normalisation
Concentration and integrity checks
QC interpretation, troubleshooting and sample normalisation

Day 3 · Wed, 23 Sep

Nanopore library preparation

16S rRNA / metagenomics workflow design
Library preparation, barcoding and clean-up steps
Flow-cell check, priming and sample-loading preparation
Run planning, controls and contamination safeguards

Day 4 · Thu, 24 Sep

MinION loading & real-time sequencing

Hands-on ONT MinION sample loading and device operation
Starting and monitoring a sequencing run in MinKNOW
Live pore activity, yield and run-quality interpretation
Flow-cell handling, maintenance and troubleshooting

Day 5 · Fri, 25 Sep

Dry-lab basecalling, QC & analysis

Data organisation and reproducible pipeline workflow
Basecalling, demultiplexing, read QC and filtering
EPI2ME-guided analysis and result interpretation
Comparative genomics: Nanopore vs Illumina vs PacBio

Day 6 · Sat, 26 Sep

Real dataset mini-project & certification

Microbiome, diagnostics and personalised-medicine case studies
Guided analysis of a real sequencing dataset
Mini-project presentation, scientist review and feedback
Completion review and lifetime QR-verifiable certificate

What participants receive

Designed for evidence of real practical learning.

Supervised wet-lab and dry-lab practice

MinION and flow-cell handling exposure

Protocols, analysis workflow and learning resources

Real dataset mini-project with scientist feedback

Six-day attendance and completion record

Unique QR-coded, globally verifiable certificate

Venue

Manna Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

4th Floor, SMS Plaza, 4-7-40/2/A/NR, Main Road, opposite HDFC Bank, MBD Complex, HMT Nagar, Nacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana 500076.

Registration: Dr. Chathyushya K. B., PhD · WhatsApp / Call: +91 8978792215

Email: admin@mannabiotech.com