Data Science Training Program
October 26-October 27, 2020

Krishna Choudhary, PhD

Gene expression is central to cell biology. Disease pathways often involve changes in the expression levels of at least some genes. RNA-seq has become one of the most popular experimental methods to quantify gene expression levels. This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to a typical bulk RNA-seq protocol and focus on the data analysis steps for recovering actionable insights.

You’ll learn how to take raw data in the typical format provided by sequencing centers, process it by trimming adapters, map trimmed reads to a reference genome, and tally gene-wise counts. You'll learn to analyze high-throughput data using a high-performance compute (HPC) cluster, learn about various methods of quality control at each step, and interpret data formats such as FASTQ, BAM, and GFF. No prior RNA-seq experience is required.

IMPORTANT: Before the workshop, create an account on UCSF Wynton HPC cluster by requesting access. Please allow the Wynton admins a few days to grant you access.

Visit the workshop site for more details and materials.

Novice Level: This is an introductory workshop in the RNA-Seq Analysis series. No prior experience required. No prerequisites.

Note: This workshop will be held over 2 days, October 26–27, 2020. Attendance in the first session is mandatory in order to attend the second session.

Details

Dates
October 26-October 27, 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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