Workshops – Center for Computational Genomics and Data Science

CGDS and U-BDS Host Python-Focused Carpentry Workshop

CGDS and U-BDS recently hosted a Software Carpentry Workshop on March 18-19, 2024, drawing researchers eager to enhance their computational skills for more efficient and effective research practices. Led by a distinguished team of instructors — Manavalan Gajapathy, Bharat Mishra, Samuel Bharti, Austyn Trull, and Angelina Uno-Antonison, with James Scherer assisting — the workshop delved into fundamental concepts crucial for navigating the challenges of modern research. Participants were taught about bash shell, python, and version control with git.

Learn more about the workshop at: https://u-bds.github.io/2024-03-18-uab/.

Mana Gajapathy teaching python to attendees.

CGDS and U-BDS Host R-Focused Carpentry Workshop

UAB’s CGDS and the U-BDS (Biological Data Science Core) held a Software Carpentry Workshop on December 14-15, 2023, to teach researchers computational skills. Instructors Manavalan Gajapathy, Austyn Trull, Bharat Mishra, Shaurita Hutchins, and Samuel Bharti, with the help of Santhosh Karthikeyan, Nilesh Kumar, Tarun Mamidi, and Yuwei Song, led sessions on the Unix Shell, version control with Git, and R and RStudio. The workshop included hands-on exercises and covered topics like data frame manipulation with dplyr and creating graphics with ggplot2. The event was designed to enhance participants’ technical skills and encourage using computational methods in research.

Learn more about the workshop at: https://u-bds.github.io/2023-12-14-uab/.

U-BDS member, Bharat Mishra, teaching about R.