Education - Training Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

Introduction to R and Data Visualization for Bioinformatics (Fall 2026)

This workshop provides a basic introduction to the R language and visualizing data. No prior experience with R or any other programming language is expected or required. This workshop is designed to give biologists fundamental skills for manipulating data and creating visualizations in an R environment with a focus on bioinformatic data.

Transcriptome Analysis (TBD)

This workshop will introduce transcriptome sequencing and analysis techniques. It will include instruction on the use of different analytical tools, relevant file formats, reference genomes, reference-based alignment, and differential gene expression. Bulk, single-cell, and spatial approaches will be covered. The workshop will employ hands-on exercises using complete analytical pipelines on test datasets.

Microbiome Analysis Workshop (September 28 - October 2, 2026)

This workshop will provide attendees with in-depth training on analysis of bacterial community sequence data, both whole metagenome shotgun and 16S. Tools for community profiling, gene clustering, and annotation will be explored.