ABC.1: First ABC session

Coding and bioinformatics for anyone!

The very first session of the ABC (Accessible Bioinformatics Cafe) will launch on june 13th, at 13:00 in the hall of AIAS (the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, see below).

Everyone is welcome to join independently of coding skills and level. In this first meeting we will also distribute a survey, so that participants can give some ideas about expectations and topics of interest.

Purpose

The ABC aims to:

• Support and guide in using bioinformatics and programming tools.
• Provide support for coding-related issues.
• Enhance the coding skills of participants in fundamental programming languages (R, python, bash command line).

Who can benefit from the ABC?

Everyone, really. Those that will particularly benefit from the ABC include:

• Biologists, bioinformaticians, and health scientists who wish to adopt coding-based solutions.
• Scientists and students who wish to accelerate the coding-based analysis of various types of data (such as OMICs data and other large-scale data) in research across Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.
• Students and researchers who want an open environment where it is easy to get assistance and talk with others encountering similar issues (or maybe who already solved them!)

Format

Each 2 hour session of the ABC will feature:

• Topic Presentation: Insightful presentations on various bioinformatics and coding topics.
• Open Floor Session: A hands-on segment where staff from the Bioinformatics Core Facility and the Health Data Science Sandbox will be available to assist with any coding or bioinformatics issues.