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  • First Steps with R in Life Sciences

    12 - 13 March 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    First Steps with R in Life Sciences https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/first-steps-with-r-in-life-sciences-696a4ac3-567e-4ab4-8e2f-9b69dd71c4a4 Overview R is a complete, flexible and open source system for statistical analysis and graphics, which has become a tool of choice for biologists and biomedical scientists who need to analyse and visualise large amounts of data. 2018-03-12 09:00:00 UTC 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Data Management Plan

    15 March 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Data Management Plan https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/data-management-plan This course is co-organised by the CUSO/StarOmics doctoral program. Priority is given to its members, but is open to everyone. 2018-03-15 09:00:00 UTC 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Protein sequence databases and sequence annotation

    20 March 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

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    Protein sequence databases and sequence annotation https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/protein-sequence-databases-and-sequence-annotation Overview Using high-throughput technologies, you can identify long lists of candidate genes that differ between two experimental conditions. 2018-03-20 09:00:00 UTC 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Enrichment Analysis

    21 March 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Enrichment Analysis https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/enrichment-analysis-7d10ba1e-4c96-49d6-a074-d4ed34b8a654 The course is full, with a long waiting list. 2018-03-21 09:00:00 UTC 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Chip-seq data analysis: from quality check to motif discovery and more - An introduction to the tools and databases of the EPD team

    9 - 13 April 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Chip-seq data analysis: from quality check to motif discovery and more - An introduction to the tools and databases of the EPD team https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/chip-seq-data-analysis-from-quality-check-to-motif-discovery-and-more-an-introduction-to-the-tools-and-databases-of-the-epd-team-df3259bc-99f9-47f0-919f-3793c926cc99 Overview This is a course on bioinformatics resources taught by the developers of the resources. 2018-04-09 09:00:00 UTC 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • R packaging

    17 April 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    R packaging https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/r-packaging The course is now closed. Overview In this course, R programmers will learn how to create R packages, the best way to make R scripts reusable. Participants will learn how to identify and create clear, clean and usable packages in R. 2018-04-17 09:00:00 UTC 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Transcriptomics Analysis: RNA-seq

    25 - 26 April 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Transcriptomics Analysis: RNA-seq https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/transcriptomics-analysis-rna-seq-3088a64a-5666-49d7-9d19-deb876e0bc2a The course is full with a long waiting list. Overview This two-day course will provide an overview of the RNA-seq analysis pipeline, as well as the downstream analysis of the resulting data using bioconductor packages in R. 2018-04-25 09:00:00 UTC 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Intermediate R

    8 - 9 May 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Intermediate R https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/intermediate-r-8f879c18-ef16-45ea-b4d9-6ccddade9c13 The course is full with a waiting list. Overview This 2-day intermediate course will move beyond simple scripts/recipes towards a more systematic understanding of R and its data structures. 2018-05-08 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Fun with Dead Languages

    14 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

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    Fun with Dead Languages https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/fun-with-dead-languages Overview Watch in mesmerized terror as Damian hacks code in several unrelated programming languages (none of them Perl). 2018-05-14 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • The Productive Programmer

    14 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    The Productive Programmer https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/the-productive-programmer Overview This half-day class explores how the Unix environment can be modified to improve a programmer's productivity. 2018-05-14 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Mastering VIM

    15 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Mastering VIM https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/mastering-vim Overview It may not be true that most humans only use 10% of their brains, but it's definitely true that most programmers who use vi or Vim only use about one tenth of the power of those editors. 2018-05-15 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Better coding practices

    16 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Better coding practices https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/better-coding-practices Overview One of the major challenges in any modern development environment is "code rot". 2018-05-16 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Python for Life Scientists

    16 - 18 May 2018

    Geneva, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Python for Life Scientists https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/python-for-life-scientists-cc33b56d-50cd-4c8e-bcf2-11d737c7258d This course is oversubscribed, but you can still apply and your name will be placed on the waiting list. Overview Python is an open-source and general-purpose scripting language which runs on all major operating systems. 2018-05-16 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Geneva, Switzerland SIB Geneva Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Advanced Technical Presentation 1: Core Techniques

    17 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Advanced Technical Presentation 1: Core Techniques https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/advanced-technical-presentation-1-core-techniques Overview Presenting technical information to an audience is one of the hardest tasks any scientist can face — in particular because presenting effectively is not a natural talent for most people. 2018-05-17 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Advanced Technical Presentation 2: Design and Delivery Skills

    18 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Advanced Technical Presentation 2: Design and Delivery Skills https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/advanced-technical-presentation-2-design-and-delivery-skills Overview The Advanced Technical Presentation: Core Techniques class taught at SIB on Thursday 17 May 2018 covers the fundamentals of giving great presentations. 2018-05-18 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Inferring gene regulatory networks from high-throughput data with ISMARA

    23 May 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Inferring gene regulatory networks from high-throughput data with ISMARA https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/inferring-gene-regulatory-networks-from-high-throughput-data-with-ismara This course is oversubscribed, but you can apply by clicking in the boutton below. Your name will then be place on the waiting list, and you will be contacted only if a there is a cancellation. 2018-05-23 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences

    29 May 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/first-steps-with-unix-in-life-sciences-28753e88-a414-4b38-a512-ed029f01f7f2 Overview With a constant evolution of technologies, life scientists (such as laboratory biologists) are faced with an increasing need for bioinformatics skills to deal with high-throughput data storage, retrieval and analysis. 2018-05-29 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • First Steps in Parallelization with OpenMP

    30 May 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    First Steps in Parallelization with OpenMP https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/first-steps-in-parallelization-with-openmp This course is currently full. Overview We currently live in the era of multicore computers, where almost every computing machine has many CPUs. 2018-05-30 09:00:00 UTC 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Statistical methods for big data in life sciences and health with R

    4 - 7 June 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Statistical methods for big data in life sciences and health with R https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/statistical-methods-for-big-data-in-life-sciences-and-health The course if full therefore closed. Overview In this course, biologists, computational biologists and bioinformatics scientists will acquire the key competencies that they need when dealing with big data from the health and life sciences fields. 2018-06-04 09:00:00 UTC 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Introduction to high-performance computing (sciCORE cluster)

    6 June 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Introduction to high-performance computing (sciCORE cluster) https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/introduction-to-high-performance-computing-scicore-cluster-2b1ff111-035e-451e-9164-c7bad6762df4 Overview This full-day course (9-17h) has a practical focus, where participants will learn how to use the Linux command line and interact with the sciCORE cluster. All new users of sciCORE are strongly encouraged to follow this course. 2018-06-06 09:00:00 UTC 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • High Performance Computing (HPC) in Life Sciences: Vital-IT Infrastructure Training

    15 June 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    High Performance Computing (HPC) in Life Sciences: Vital-IT Infrastructure Training https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/high-performance-computing-hpc-in-life-sciences-vital-it-infrastructure-training-e515faf2-6e4a-4e7f-9b90-f7e643dd1089 Overview Several scientific applications require computing and/or storage resources that go beyond the processing power of a single multi-core machine. 2018-06-15 09:00:00 UTC 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Long reads applied to plant genome assembling

    20 - 21 June 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Long reads applied to plant genome assembling https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/long-reads-applied-to-plant-genome-assembling This course is co-organised by the CUSO/StarOmics doctoral program. Priority is given to its members, but is open to everyone. 2018-06-20 09:00:00 UTC 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Graphical Models: From Mathematical Foundations to Biological Applications

    25 - 29 June 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Graphical Models: From Mathematical Foundations to Biological Applications https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/graphical-models-from-mathematical-foundations-to-biological-applications 2018-06-25 09:00:00 UTC 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Advanced Statistics: Statistical Modeling

    20 - 23 August 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Advanced Statistics: Statistical Modeling https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/advanced-statistics-statistical-modeling-provisional-dates The course is now closed as it is full with a long waiting list. 2018-08-20 09:00:00 UTC 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Comparative Genomics

    3 - 5 September 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Comparative Genomics https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/comparative-genomics Overview The aims of this course are to (i) explore key evolutionary concepts, (ii) examine different methodological approaches, and (iii) gain hands-on experience in eukaryotic comparative genomic analyses. 2018-09-03 09:00:00 UTC 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Advanced Technical Presentation 3: Persuasive Speaking

    5 September 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Advanced Technical Presentation 3: Persuasive Speaking https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/advanced-technical-presentation-3-persuasive-speaking Overview You have 10 minutes to speak. You have 5 people listening to you. You have 1 chance to sell them your idea. And you're probably going to blow it. Not because your idea isn't innovative. Not because your plan isn't well thought out. 2018-09-05 09:00:00 UTC 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • Singularity containers: usage in HPC infrastructure

    12 September 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    Singularity containers: usage in HPC infrastructure https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/singularity-containers-usage-in-scicore-infrastructure Overview Singularity containers are an alternative to Docker. They are better suited for HPC environments and can be used to package entire scientific workflows, software and libraries, and even data. 2018-09-12 09:00:00 UTC 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Basel, Switzerland SIB Basel Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • High Performance Computing (HPC) in Life Sciences: Vital-IT Infrastructure Training

    27 September 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    High Performance Computing (HPC) in Life Sciences: Vital-IT Infrastructure Training https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/high-performance-computing-hpc-in-life-sciences-vital-it-infrastructure-training-e8409a9b-e6d6-49cf-b389-351132a1e00a Overview Several scientific applications require computing and/or storage resources that go beyond the processing power of a single multi-core machine. 2018-09-27 09:00:00 UTC 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences

    27 September 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/first-steps-with-unix-in-life-sciences-ae2a21b1-ef11-48ac-b5ae-34908f059bbb Overview With a constant evolution of technologies, life scientists (such as laboratory biologists) are faced with an increasing need for bioinformatics skills to deal with high-throughput data storage, retrieval and analysis. 2018-09-27 09:00:00 UTC 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

  • First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences

    9 October 2018

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Elixir node event
    First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/first-steps-with-unix-in-life-sciences-4cd25543-c380-47d5-8187-90fa36ad34e4 Overview With a constant evolution of technologies, life scientists (such as laboratory biologists) are faced with an increasing need for bioinformatics skills to deal with high-throughput data storage, retrieval and analysis. 2018-10-09 09:00:00 UTC 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC SIB, Lausanne, Switzerland SIB Lausanne Switzerland [] training@sib.swiss [] Graduate studentsIndustryAcademicsPhDPhD students workshops_and_courses [] []

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