Education

Seminars - Genome Academy

About Genome Academy

Advances in genome science and the approaches used to study them have developed at an incredible pace. Genome Academy is intended to help researchers at all levels gain the background knowledge to begin or enhance their own genomics research projects through a series of workshops. The offerings will vary each year to reflect novel technologies as well as demand. Please see the schedule below for current and past offerings. Each workshop is offered free of charge. Register early as some workshops may fill up quickly.

For additional information or questions, please contact jessica.crowley@duke.edu

Genome Academy Fall 2011

 

Date Topic
10/4 Unix I: Intro to Unix
This class presents a broad overview of Unix concepts and tools. The goal of the class is to provide a 'first-step' in helping users become comfortable with the command-line environment.
10/11 Unix II: Working with Text Files
Genomic sequence and annotation data is frequently maintained in plain text files. This class will provide an introduction to tools for extracting and manipulating textual data from the command-line.
10/18 Unix III: Working in the Shell
This class covers customizations and shortcuts that simplify working in the shell environment. Unix file permissions, useful for security and collaboration, will also be discussed.
10/25 Unix IV: Task Automation
This class provides an overview of methods available in Unix for automating repetitive tasks. Unix shell scripting will also be introduced and compared to other programmatic tools.
11/17

Introduction to Perl I
This class is a very basic introduction to Perl. We will talk about Perl variables (strings, numbers, arrays, hashes, references), operators that can be used with different types of variables, conditionals (if statements), loops (for, foreach, while), and file handling. No experience with Perl is required. Instructor: Raluca Gordan, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics and IGSP. Registration is required; class is free. Please contact Jessica Crowley at jessica.crowley@duke.edu or 684.5256 with any questions. Teer Building 106, 9 am - 11 am.
12/1 Introduction to Perl II
Regular expressions are one of Perl's strongest points. This class provides an overview of the types of regular expression patterns that we can use in Perl. The class will also cover Perl subroutines and debugging, which are necessary for writing your own Perl scripts. "Introduction to Perl I" is required to enroll in "Introduction to Perl II." Instructor: Raluca Gordan, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics and IGSP. Registration is required; class is free. Please contact Jessica Crowley at jessica.crowley@duke.edu or 684.5256 with any questions. Teer Building 106, 9 am - 11 am.
 

 

Genome Academy Spring 2011

Focused workshops on the current systems, languages, and tools used in bioinformatics, enabling researchers to make the most of available programming fundamentals within their home disciplines. Each workshop is offered free of charge. Registration is required. For program descriptions and to register, click the links below.

 

Date Topic Speaker
2/1 Intro to SGE
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Duke-RENCI Engagement Site, Telcom Building		 John Pormann, Ph.D.
2/15 Intro to the Intel Compilers
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Duke-RENCI Engagement Site, Telcom Building		 John Pormann, Ph.D.
3/1 Intro to Parallel Programming in R
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Duke-RENCI Engagement Site, Telcom Building		 John Pormann, Ph.D.
3/15 Java-RMI for Client-Server Programming
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Duke-RENCI Engagement Site, Telcom Building		 John Pormann, Ph.D.