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A Genomics Workshop

University of Miami

Feb 22-23, 2016

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Instructors: Marianne Corvellec, Matt Dickenson

Helpers: Maneesha Sane

General Information

Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyze, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.

This workshop is focused on working with genomics data. We will cover Module 1: Workshop Introduction
Module 2: Using cloud computing for genomics, Module 3: Introduction to the command line, Module 4: Data wrangling and processing and Module 5: R for data analysis and visualization. Participants should bring their laptops and plan to participate actively. By the end of the workshop learners should be able to more effectively manage and analyze data and be able to apply the tools and approaches directly to their ongoing research.

Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers.

Where: Louis Calder Memorial Library, Basement Room B001/B003, 1601 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a few specific software packages installed (listed below). They are also required to abide by Data Carpentry's Code of Conduct.

Contact: Please mail SKhuri@med.miami.edu for more information.


Preliminary Schedule

Day 1

9:00 Module 1: Workshop Introduction
Module 2: Using cloud computing for genomics
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
12:00 Lunch break (on your own)
13:00 Module 3: Introduction to the command line
14:30-14:45 Coffee break
16:30 Wrap up

Day 2

9:00 Module 4: Data wrangling and processing
9:30-10:10 Presentation from Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
12:30 Lunch break (on your own)
13:30 Module 5: R for data analysis and visualization
14:30-14:45 Coffee break
16:30 Wrap up

Setup

To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need working copies of the described software. Please make sure to install everything (or at least to download the installers) before the start of your workshop. Participants should bring and use their own laptops to insure the proper setup of tools for an efficient workflow once you leave the workshop.

Please follow these Setup Instructions

We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.