Data Science Training Program
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Alex Pico, PhD

In this course, you’ll learn about the integration of Cytoscape into programmatic workflows and pipelines using R. Following a brief review of the goals and capabilities of Cytoscape in network analysis, you’ll learn how to  translate these into scriptable use cases for practical applications. The bulk of the course will be a hands-on demonstration of how to access and control Cytoscape from R to perform a network analysis of tumor expression and variant data. The principles can be extended to other data types and research questions, as well as to Python and other automation environments.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Command programmatic control over Cytoscape
  • Perform network construction, data loading, analysis, and visualization
  • Integrate Cytoscape into your bioinformatics pipelines
  • Compose your own complex network analysis workflows
  • Pull together various tools and resources into a single script

Prerequisites: You should already be familiar with Cytoscape and the fundamentals of network analysis (see prior courses). You should already have experience with R (or Python) and scripting bioinformatics analyses. Bring a laptop with the latest version of Cytoscape installed. Instructions will be provided prior to the course for installing RStudio, specific R packages, and Cytoscape apps.

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This is an advanced workshop in the Network Analysis and Visualization series. You should already be familiar with both Cytoscape and R prior to attending this workshop. See introductory and intermediate courses:

View the upcoming workshops in the Gladstone Bioinformatic Program.

Details

Dates
October 6, 2020
Time
2:00-4:00pm PDT
Location
Online
Audience
Gladstone and UCSF
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The Gladstone Data Science Training Program was started in 2018 to provide trainees with learning opportunities and hands-on workshops to improve their skills in bioinformatics and computational analysis. This program offers a series of workshops throughout the year to enable trainees to gain new skills and get support with their questions and data.

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