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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">We would like to announce the following ELIXIR Belgium course which is organised together with Geert Jan Bex from KU Leuven/UHasselt.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">If you are interesting in intermediate Python programming please do not hesitate to register for this course at http://www.vib.be/en/training/research-training/courses/Pages/Python-for-Data-Processing.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Python for Data Processing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Use Python to solve real data transformation problems.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Topics include regular expressions, parsing, data transformation, interaction with databases and external programs using libraries for scientific programming such
as numpy, scipy, matplotlib, pandas, and biopython.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Prerequisites<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Aimed for people with programming skills and basic knowledge of Python. If you have no knowledge of Python you should follow an introductory Python course first.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Date: 5 and 6 October 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Location: ICTS Education Center KULeuven
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Trainer: Geert Jan Bex (KULeuven/UHasselt)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">More info and registration:
<a href="http://www.vib.be/en/training/research-training/courses/Pages/Python-for-Data-Processing.aspx">
http://www.vib.be/en/training/research-training/courses/Pages/Python-for-Data-Processing.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Alex
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Alexander Botzki –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Head of VIB Bioinformatics Core | Training Coordinator ELIXIR-BE</span><b><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#44546A">VIB Bioinformatics Core<br>
Rijvisschestraat 126, 9052 GENT, Belgium | +32 9 248 16 00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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