Introduction to Bioinformatics

This series of seven one-hour classes will be a gentle introduction to the art of Bioinformatics. Registration above is for all seven classes, and is offered only to students, faculty and staff of the Fred Hutch.

Students will obtain a big-picture understanding of how to approach computational analyses, and through practical examples begin developing the specific skills and knowledge needed to carry out such analyses on their own. No prior technical or computational experience is required, though students with previous experience may benefit from the course's high-level perspective.

The course will consist of seven one-hour classes on Wednesdays from 3:00—4:00 pm in M3-A805, as follows:

1. Wednesday, June 3: Overview & remote server access
2. Wednesday, June 10: Unix Shell I - overview
3. Wednesday, June 17: Unix Shell II - learning specific utilities
4. Wednesday, June 24: Version Control with Git
5. Wednesday, July 1: Python I - syntax and data types
6. Wednesday, July 8: Python II - building data structures
7. Wednesday, July 15: Python III - writing a program

The curriculum will be drawn from an early release of Bioinformatics Data Skills, which will be available throughout the class free of cost. Students will be encouraged to do a couple hours of reading and/or homework between sessions, but this will not be required.

You bring a laptop. We'll bring the pizza.

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