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                        Course Announcement / Reminder

ABSTAT18
Advanced Biostatistics for Bioinformatics Tool Users using R

with Lisete Sousa and Carina Silva

Keyterms: Simulation, Bayesian Inference, Hidden Markov Chains and  
Multivariate Data Analysis

The GTPB is proud to announce that the above referenced hands-on  
training course is open for applications

Important dates
MPORTANT DATES for this Course
Deadline for applications: March 23rd 2018
Course date: April 3rd - April 6th 2018

Admission:
Candidates with adequate profile will be accepted in the next 72 hours  
after the application until we reach 20 participants.

This course is targeted for Biostatistical techniques often employed  
in analytical tools for high throughput data and multivariate data.  
Participants can expect to attend a thorough set of lectures that will  
reveal the conceptual frameworks that are needed to understand the  
methods. Extensive hands-on practice will be the main vehicle for  
providing the skills and user independence. To keep things in context,  
the course is exclusively based on biological examples.
We will be using custom-built R scripts and packages that are  
available from the CRAN and/or Bioconductor repositories.
Care has been taken not to use any proprietary data or software, so  
that the hands-on experience can carry on after the course, providing  
maximum user independence.

Methodology
This intensive course will introduce a relatively high number of  
concepts and methods. To keep it highly practical, we will spend most  
of the time in hands-on sessions.
- We will focus on each method using examples taken from biological data.
- We will then dissect the method, identifying the concepts and  
exploring their interrelationships.
- The applicability and limitations of each method will be emphasized.
- The use of the method will be illustrated using appropriate  
Bioinformatics tools and biological data resources.


Hoping that this course meets your interests,

Pedro Fernandes
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Pedro L Fernandes
Bioinformatics Training Coordinator
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Apartado 14
2781-901 OEIRAS
PORTUGAL
Tel +351 21 4407912
http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt

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The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
General Office
Rua da Quinta Grande, 6
2780-156 OEIRAS
Portugal

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