The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics is happy to announce that the ABSTAT14 - "Advanced Biostatistics for Bioinformatics Tool Users using R" training course is open for applications IMPORTANT DATES for this Course Deadline for applications: September 5th 2014 <========= Latest acceptance notification: September 6th 2014 <========= Course date: September 15th - 18th 2014 Attendance fee: Euro 320.00 Course description This course is a standalone advanced Biostatistics course that can be taken as a continuation of the Introductory Biostatistics for Bioinformatics (IBSTAT) course that precedes it in GTPB. It 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, worked with Bioinformatics tools. 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. We will be using custom-built R scripts and packages that are available from the CRAN and Bioconductor repositories. 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 real world Bioinformatics practice. - 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ Due to the summer period, there will be little time to deal with the applications, so the sooner you apply the better and we will do our best to make the acceptance process run smoothly. Early acceptance decisions will be the rule, not the exceptions, though you can help in justifying why you need to know about it in advance (please use the appropriate space in the Application Form). More details, including APPLICATION instructions can be found under the URL: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/ABSTAT14/ Thank you for your interest P. Fernandes GTPB Coordinator -- Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt _______________________________________________ Gtpb mailing list Gtpb@igc.gulbenkian.pt https://lists.igc.gulbenkian.pt/mailman/listinfo/gtpb