Workshop Description (Intermediate Course)
This workshop aims to introduce the basic concepts and algorithms for single-cell RNA-seq analysis. It will help participants obtain a better idea of how to use scRNA-seq technology, from considerations in experimental design to data analysis and interpretation. This workshop can serve researchers who are interested in designing an scRNA-seq study or who have acquired scRNA-seq data and would like to learn about different analytical approaches.
Workshop Topics
Day 1
Day 1:
- Concept of scRNA-seq and main applications
- Important issues in experimental design
- Comparison between popular technical platforms
- Raw data processing
Day 2
Day 2:
- Overview of scRNA-Seq analysis and logistics of Seurat;
- Data preprocessing: loading, QC/filtering, normalization/scaling;
- Dimensionality reduction and clustering;
- Identification of marker genes;
- Visualizations.
Day 3
Pitfalls and considerations
Techinical Requirements
Students should have a working version of R installed (version 4.2 or higher) with the Seurat library installed and RStudio.
Instructors
Dr. Suresh Kondeti is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dr. Jennifer Fulcher’s Lab (Division of Infectious Diseases, DGSOM at UCLA). His research focuses on HIV-associated inflammation and microbial dysregulation in the gut, integrating single-cell transcriptomics, metagenomics, and metabolomics to map host–microbe–drug interactions driving mucosal and immune states in HIV infection. Previously, at the Dr. Gorantla Lab, UNMC, Omaha, he studied HIV-induced neuroinflammation and HIV reservoirs in the brain at the single-cell level using humanized mouse models. He secured CSIR fellowship for doctoral studies, earned a PhD from Osmania University, where he studied inflammatory cell signaling pathways and metagenomic interactions in diabetic animal models.
Email: skondeti at mednet.ucla.edu
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Reviews
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Workshop Details
Prerequisites: Intro to R (W3) is highly recommended.
Length: 3 days, 3 hrs per day
Level: Intermediate
Location: Boyer 529
Seats Available: 28
Spring 2026 Dates
Jun. 2, Jun. 3 and Jun. 4
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
