Fabian Jetzinger, Doctoral Candidate at BioBam, and his supervisor Stefan Götz gave a practical webinar on how long-read RNA sequencing can reveal alternative splicing in complex polyploid, non-model organisms: “Long-Read Transcriptomic Analysis of Hexaploid Sweet Potato in OmicsBox” 🧬, held on 18 November 2025 in two sessions (9:30 and 18:30 CET).
Using a novel sweet potato dataset shared by a collaborator, Fabian and Stefan demonstrated a complete transcriptomic use case in OmicsBox: from transcript reconstruction and curation with SQANTI3 to differential expression analysis using edgeR. They showed how to work with biological replicates, curate custom transcriptomes, and quantify long-read data with confidence.
Dozens of participants attended, taking the opportunity to ask Fabian insightful questions. The event highlighted how access to bioinformatic expertise empowers researchers to confidently handle increasingly common multi-sample long-read transcriptomics datasets, even when dealing with complex genomes of non-model organisms.
📖 Read the announcement on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/new-webinar-long-read-transcriptomic-analysis-ugcPost-7391053699772571648-8J_B/
