Practical Genomics Workshop
Dual locations at Johns Hopkins University and Weill Cornell Medicine
The Practical Genomics workshop provides hands-on training in computational analysis of modern genomics datasets. This series focuses on making technologies accessible to biologists of all experience levels, including undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and staff. The workshop will run over the course of two weeks, with two full days of instruction each week, providing many opportunities to learn about the latest genomic technologies and how to use them to answer biological questions.
Days 1 & 2 — Introduce participants with little to no prior computational experience to the basics of data transformation and visualization using cloud computing, R/RStudio, tidyverse, and Bioconductor. These two days also cover how to load and clean data, perform basic exploratory data analyses, and create visualizations. By the end of these two days, participants will be able to use these tools to analyze and visualize data in a variety of fields, including biology and medicine.
Days 3 & 4 — Introduce participants to the basics of single cell analysis, including dimension reduction, clustering, and marker gene detection. Subsequent topics include cell annotation, differential gene expression, and gene set analysis, all of which will be covered using Bioconductor frameworks.
Participants are required to complete approximately one day of preparatory work to create the appropriate cloud computing accounts and familiarize themselves with R and RStudio console. This work is essential as all sessions incorporate hands-on live coding demos where learners code-along with instructors, and breakout exercises where learners practice with the support of TAs.
Due to this hands-on design, recordings will not be available, but all instructional materials will be usable after the workshop.
For those proficient with R, tidyverse, and Bioconductor, please contact us to discuss the possibility of only attending the last two day sessions.
How to Apply
Registration is now CLOSED.
In-person Workshop Location:
CRB2, Room 111
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
In-person Workshop Location:
413 E 69th St, New York, NY, 10021
Belfer Building Room BB 302-C (October 30)
Belfer Building Room BB 204-C (October 31)
November 6th and 7th:
1300 York Ave, New York, NY, Conference room C-405.
