Metagenomic studies are becoming more and more popular. From sample extraction, to sequencing, a simple workflow will be described in this session. For data analysis, one simple way to get your comprehensive data and be able to visualize easily. The genius metagenomics application has been released on BaseSpace. Join us in learning this comprehensive, easy to use workflow to enhance your metagenomics studies and concentrate on the biology, not the technology. · The GENIUS® Metagenomics application uses CosmosID's curated genome database and high performance algorithms to provide rapid, accurate, and actionable bacterial identification at the species, subspecies, and/or strain level. · GENIUS identifies multiple bacteria in a shotgun metagenomic sample and is able to discriminate pathogens from their ‘near neighbors’ using statistical and computational methods, with no prior assumptions as to what is present in the sample. · GENIUS uses raw, unassembled reads as input and matches the sequence against our curated reference database of known pathogens and microbes. · The results you receive include a report file that can be saved to your local machine for further analysis, a Krona plot for interactive visualization and a phylogenetic tree view based on your results.