EP PerMed is organising a two-day, hands-on training course on research data management (RDM), which will take place on 5 and 6 February 2026 in Paris, France. Interested candidates need to apply by providing details of their PM-related experience, achievements and publications, as well as their motivation.
General aim of the Training in Data Management
The overall purpose of the Training in Data Management is to enable a responsible and effective use of data, by endowing researchers, clinicians, and data professionals with the knowledge, skills, and best practices necessary to manage, share, and interpret complex biomedical data in a way that supports personalised healthcare solutions. The training is made in collaboration with the Portuguese and Norwegian nodes of ELIXIR, the research infrastructure on life science data.
Specific aims of the Training
Two-day hands-on Intensive Research Data Management (RDM) Course, guiding participants across the data lifecycle, highlighting the key challenges and questions to address at each stage, and showcasing tools and resources that researchers can use to aid them. The course will feature theoretical sessions that promote group discussions, intertwined with practical sessions consisting of exercises in small groups, that allow participants to both get acquainted with the tools and get involved in key RDM challenges. Key objectives:
- Enhance Data Literacy and Competency;
- Promote FAIR Data Principles;
- Facilitate Regulatory and Ethical Compliance;
- Improve Research Efficiency and Reproducibility;
- Accelerate Translational Research and Innovation.
Target audience
The training is specifically tailored to the personalised medicine scientific community (researchers, clinicians, healthcare providers, lab managers), applying to EP PerMed (and other) potential funding schemes.
Logistics and Communication
Format
Two-half day physical event.
In person training, with theoretical sessions followed by practical exercises adapted to PM research community, with a focus on handling human genomic data.
Target groups
PM scientific community (researchers, clinicians, healthcare providers, lab managers)
Expected number of participants
30 physical trainees
Date
05-06 February 2026
Location
Paris (France), back-to-back with the ERA PerMed JTC 2022 Midterm Seminar (on invitation only)
Selection of participants
Candidates need to apply on a platform (Microsoft Forms), providing curricular information, such as: professional experience and achievements (PM related), publications and motivation to be selected for the training. The deadline for applications is 7 November 2025.
Trainers
Daniel Faria – ELIXIR-PT / INESC-ID / Instituto Superior Técnico
Jorge Oliveira – ELIXIR-PT / INESC-ID / Instituto Superior Técnico
Korbinian Bösl – ELIXIR-NO / University of Bergen
Juan González – EP PerMed / IACS Biocomputing
Agenda
Day 1, 5 February 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | EP PerMed Introduction |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Introduction to RDM |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Data Reuse Overview Secondary use of data and key issues |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Data Reuse Hands-On Group exercise using Beacon and EGA for data discovery |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Data Collection Overview Key RDM issues during data collection |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Data Collection Hands-On Group exercise showcasing good data collection practices using an electronic lab notebook |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Data Collection Hands-On (cont.) |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Data Processing & Analysis Overview Key RDM issues during data processing and analysis |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | Data Processing & Analysis Hands-On Group exercise showcasing data processing and analysis workflows on Galaxy |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Wrap Up Quick discussion of the day’s lessons |
Day 2, 6 February 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Quick Recap Short summary of day 1 and introduction to day 2 |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Data Preservation Overview Key RDM issues regarding data preservation |
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Data Storage Hands-On Group exercise estimating storage costs (using DSW) |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Data Sharing Overview Key RDM issues concerning data sharing |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Data Sharing Hands-On Group exercise on human data deposition EGA |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Data Management Planning Overview Discussion of the key issues at the stage of planning |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Data Management Planning Hands-On Group exercise drafting a data management plan (using DSW) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Wrap Up & Feedback Quick discussion of the course’s lessons and filling of feedback form |