Giessen joins the Galaxy Training Academy 2025 with on site support

Author(s) orcid logoTeresa Müller avatar Teresa MüllerJochen Blom avatar Jochen Blom
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Posted on: 27 April 2025 PURL: https://gxy.io/GTN:N00112

🌠 Giessen joins the Galaxy Training Academy 2025 with on site support 🎉

We are very excited that the Galaxy Training Academy (GTA) will start in about two weeks! 🚀. We are happy to announce that Giessen, Germany, will be hosting the first on-site location. They will offer a dedicated room for participants during the GTA, along with office hours for discussing questions and providing support. If you would like to join us locally in Giessen, please contact Jochen Blom (jochen.blom[@]computational.bio.uni-giessen.de).

  • 📆 Dates: May 12-16, 2025
  • 📍 Location 🌍: Global online
  • 📍 First on site location: Giessen

If you would like to join the on-site event in Giessen, please contact Jochen for further information.

Not in Giessen? No problem — you can still join the Galaxy Training Academy online! We offer 24-hour online support to help you throughout the event. Register now! 🎉

To learn more about the program and review the event outline, visit the event page.

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