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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Subject:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Empirical evaluations of large language models for bioinformatics education and research - ISCBacademy webinar, Thursday, November 9 at 11 am EDT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dear all,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The ISCBacademy webinar on
<b><span style="color:#212121">Thursday, November 9 </span></b><span style="color:#212121">at<b> 11 am EDT</b> will be hosted by the ISCB Education COSI.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Stephen Piccolo, from the Brigham Young University, will talk about “</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Empirical
evaluations of large language models for bioinformatics education and research” (see the abstract below).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">You will find the information on how to connect at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Kind regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Patricia, Russell, and Wai Keat (ISCB Education COSI chairs)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Abstract</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">: Large language models (LLMs) have ignited great interest in
the bioinformatics community. Many of us are interested in their potential uses (and misuses?) in research and education. The Piccolo Lab is undertaking empirical research to answer three such questions. 1) How well can LLMs translate human-language prompts
into functional computer code? 2) How well can LLMs translate code snippets from one programming language to another? 3) How effectively can LLMs act as virtual assistants to students who are learning to write code? We have addressed each of these questions
in the context of introductory bioinformatics and biostatistics education at the undergraduate level. In this seminar, I will describe our findings and discuss potential practical implications for education and research.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif">Patricia Palagi</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif"><br>
Head of Training<br>
<b><span style="color:red">SIB</span> | <span style="color:black">Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics</span></b><br>
Quartier Sorge - Bâtiment Amphipôle - CH 1015 Lausanne - Switzerland<br>
t +41 21 692 40 78<br>
<a href="mailto:Patricia.Palagi@sib.swiss">Patricia.Palagi@sib.swiss</a> - <a href="http://www.sib.swiss">
www.sib.swiss</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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