The course comprehends a solid theoretical component that underpins the learning and development of the different analytical stages through practical sessions which comprise most of the course. The course will therefore include theoretical sessions and a strong practical computer-based approach to the analysis of genomic, transcriptomic or metagenomic data and, how to correlate this with the assessment of phenotypic traits (e.g. drug resistance, virulence) or public health and epidemiological risk for pathogen dissemination. This will enable participants to perform different analytical steps involving data obtained by Next Generation Sequencing methodologies as to address different questions, of either fundamental or applied nature. One computer will be available per participant and all analytical stages will be carried out using open-source software. Interactive group sessions will be promoted for the discussion of results and networking between participants.