If you are looking to get started with computer programming, then this workshop will build your R, python and data analysis skills. This is our first Computer Science bootcamp and we are planning to meet every-month or every two-months. This workshop will cover the fundamentals of R and Python and several bioinformatics tools.This workshop is majorly for Biology ,Chemistry and Physics PhDs and Postdocs who want to explore the rapidly changing world of medical-science.

Schedule

Day 1 ( June 18th ): R Bootcamp for Biologists Time

( 12:30 pm -Afternoon - 4 hrs session)

Instructor : Andy C, Systems Biology , Columbia University Keynote Speaker : Jon Krohn , Chief Data Scientist at Untapt

Details :

• Introduction to R using RStudio. Topics will include

• R basics - reading and manipulating data, working with R data objects, doing calculations, making plots

• programming in R

• doing statistical work in R

Day 2 (June 19th ): Python Bootcamp for Biologists

Time : ( 12:30 pm-Afternoon - 4 hrs session)

Instructor : Arjun Yadav, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Onkar Bhardwaj ,IBM

•Introduction and Installation Introduction to Python, Installation on Linux, Windows and Macintosh• Basic Syntax and Variable types Numbers, String, List, Tuple, Dictionary• Operators Introduction, Mathematical Operators, Comparison operators• Functions Function types, Creating Function, Calling Functions• Conditional Loops and Iteration (For, While and Nested loops), If Statements• Genomics Applications