An introduction to the Newest DNA sequencing technologies and how they are used to answer questions regarding organism's evolution, biology and ecology. The course will provide technical and analytical details on functional genomics approaches including comparative genomics, population genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, metagenomics and metatranscriptomics. Throughout the course, recent studies will be discussed to understand the role of the technology in advancing knowledge. These examples will span across fields of biology and will include, but not be limited to: cancer research, fisheries management, ecotoxicology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, phylogeny of animals, symbiosis, conservation biology, and adaptation to environmental stressors.