Dear All We have some great online courses scheduled for the next couple of months: check out our website for more info and for new courses as they're released. Also, please do forward to any budding bioinformaticians you may know! Kind Regards Nathan Introduction to Python for Biologists 22-29 March (09.30 - 16.30)<https://genomics.ed.ac.uk/services/introduction-python-biologists-0> Python is a dynamic, readable language that is a popular platform for all types of bioinformatics work, from simple one-off scripts to large, complex software projects. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and assumes no prior programming experience. It gives an overview of the language with an emphasis on practical problem-solving, using examples and exercises drawn from various aspects of bioinformatics work. The workshop is structured so that the parts of the language most useful for bioinformatics are introduced as early as possible, and that students can start writing plausibly-useful programs after the first few sessions. After completing the workshop, students should be in a position to (1) apply the skills they have learned to tackling problems in their own research and (2) continue their Python education in a self-directed way. Tutor: Tim Booth (Edinburgh Genomics) Registration fee: £450/£473/£585 (UoE staff or student/Other University staff or student/Industry staff) Where: Online ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R for Biologists 4 - 6 April (09.30 - 15.30) <https://genomics.ed.ac.uk/services/r-biologists> The aim of this course is to introduce participants to the statistical computing language 'R' using examples and skills relevant to biological data science. This online workshop is taught by experienced Edinburgh Genomics’ trainers. By the end of the workshop, you will be comfortable with the basics of the R and R studio environments, learning about the rules of the language and how R works with different data types and structures. We then move on to using functions, introducing a selection of packages for biological data science. We then focus on data handling and tidying datasets using the 'tidyverse' family of packages. Finally we learn how to visualise your data to generate publication ready plots using the package ggplot2. Tutor: Nathan Medd (Training Manager) Registration fee:£250/£263/£325 (UoE staff or student/Other University staff or student/Industry staff) Where: Online ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RNA-seq Data Analysis 25-28 April (09.30 - 15.30) <https://genomics.ed.ac.uk/services/rna-seq-data-analysis> RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is the method of choice for transcriptome profiling. Nevertheless, it is a non-trivial task to transform the vast amount of data obtained with high-throughput sequencers into useful information. Thus, RNA-seq data analysis is still a major bottleneck for most researchers in this field. The ability of correctly interpreting RNA-seq results, as well as knowledge on the intrinsic properties of these data, are essential to avoid incorrect experimental designs and the application of inappropriate analysis methodologies.The aim of this workshop is to familiarise researchers with RNA-seq data and to initiate them in the analysis by providing lectures and practicals on analysis methodologies. In the practicals Illumina-generated sequencing data and various widely used software programs will be used. Tutors: Urmi Trivedi (Bioinformatician, Edinburgh Genomics), Frances Turner (Bioinformatician, Edinburgh Genomics), and Nathan Medd (Training Manager, Edinburgh Genomics) Registration fee: £250/£263/£325 (UoE staff or student/Other University staff or student/Industry staff) Where: Online -- Training and Outreach Manager - Edinburgh Genomics ======================================================== Edinburgh Genomics' Privacy Notice can be viewed at: http://genomics.ed.ac.uk/about-us/privacy-notice This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient(s) to whom they are addressed. If you have received it in error, please destroy all copies and inform the sender. ======================================================== The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.