Pilsen Summer School of Single Cell

from the lab to data analysis

September 2 – 10, 2026, Pilsen, Czech Republic

Charles University, University of West Bohemia, Medical University of Vienna, London South Bank University, University of Warsaw, Nencki Institute

Program

DAY 1, September 2, 2026 – Hotel U Pramenů
16:00–17:00 Registration + PC Troubleshooting
17:00–17:15 Welcome and opening
17:15–20:00 Networking with welcome drink
DAY 2, September 3, 2026 – Biomedical Center
GROUP 1 Single-cell sample preparation and 10X Genomics training (supervisors: Eliška Jandová, Valentina Caputo, BD representative, Robin Klieber)
GROUP 2 BD Rhapsody training and Singleron Biotechnologies training (supervisors: Eva Sánchez Quant, Ritika Kulshreshtha)
DAY 3, September 4, 2026 – Biomedical Center
GROUP 1 BD Rhapsody training and Singleron Biotechnologies training (supervisors: Eva Sánchez Quant, Ritika Kulshreshtha)
GROUP 2 Single-cell sample preparation and 10X Genomics training (supervisors: Eliška Jandová, Valentina Caputo, BD representative, Robin Klieber)
DAY 4, September 5, 2026 – Biomedical Center
Morning session
GROUP 1 + 2 Experiment design workshop (supervisor: Valentina Caputo, Monika Holubová)
Wet lab quiz (supervisor: Valentina Caputo)
Afternoon session
GROUP 1 + 2 Basic training for data analysis – Introduction to R (supervisors: Kateřina Wolf, Bartosz Wojtaś) - optional
DAY 5, September 6, 2026
Day-off
DAY 6, September 7, 2026 – NTIS Research Centre
Supervisors: Iros Barozzi, Aleksander Jankowsk; co-supervisors: Bartosz Wojtaś, Kateřina Wolf
Morning session
GROUP 1 + 2 Introduction to scRNA-seq data analysis
Quality control
Normalization and dimensionality reduction
Afternoon session
GROUP 1 + 2 Cell clustering
Marker gene identification
DAY 7, September 8, 2026 – NTIS Research Centre
Supervisors: Iros Barozzi, Aleksander Jankowsk; co-supervisors: Bartosz Wojtaś, Kateřina Wolf
Morning session
GROUP 1 + 2 Cell type annotation
Cell cycle annotation
Afternoon session
GROUP 1 + 2 Multimodal data analysis
Introduction to group projects
DAY 8, September 9, 2026 – NTIS Research Centre
Supervisors Iros Barozzi, Aleksander Jankowski; co-supervisors: Kateřina Wolf, Tomáš Honzík
Morning session
GROUP 1 + 2 Group project
Afternoon session
GROUP 1 + 2 Barbecue party at Hotel U Pramenů
DAY 9, September 10, 2026 – NTIS Research Centre
Morning session
GROUP 1 + 2 Group project presentation and awards
Certification and conclusion
Note: Unless specified directly in the program Lunch and coffee breaks will be determined according to the current situation.