New Workshops Offered at the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library this November
The
Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library
(HSL) is offering a series of workshops on biomedical informatics and programming. Open to all, the workshops will be held in the HSL's Troup Learning Space G005G in the Medical Sciences Building (MSB). Registration is encouraged and available at
http://webcentral.uc.edu/hslclass/home.aspx
. The sessions include:
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 10:30 a.m. to noon - NLM Biomedical Informatics: Bedside to Bench with NCBI
This workshop is designed for both researchers and clinicians who are looking to identify National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) resources for research, clinical and educational purposes. Participants will learn about NCBI, NCBIs Information Hubs and NCBIs experimental databases. The bulk of the workshop will involve an interactive, hands-on demonstration of a case study where participants will assist in the diagnosis of a genetic condition, identify genetic tests for disease confirmation and help determine of the molecular etiology of the disease all while using NCBI resources. Many of the resources used for the demonstration are new or often over looked resources that are highly useful to the basic, translational and clinical research communities.
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Thursday, Nov. 19, 9-10:30 a.m. - Bioinformatics: Seeking and Finding Data
In this workshop researchers will learn to navigate the bioinformatics tools Ensembl and Cytoscape to discover information about genes, gene variants, proteins, biological pathways, comparative genomics, molecular interactions and phenotypes associated with disease.
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Thursday, Nov. 19, 2-4 p.m. - Introduction to Python
Come and learn this widely used, general purpose, high-level programming language. Python is often used as a scripting language for applications such as data processing, parsing and Web services. This workshop will cover the basics of Python, including variables and data types, arrays, dictionaries, operators, conditions, loops and functions. The focus will be on the hands-on exercises to help provide a better understanding of Python to the attendees. No programming experience is necessary. Beginners are encouraged to attend. For supplemental information on this workshop,
http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/python
. Registration is required for this workshop.
In addition to these workshops, HSL will also be offering a data management workshop in collaboration with the Science and Engineering Libraries on the West Campus in 850D Baldwin.
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Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1-4 p.m., 850D Baldwin - Managing Research Data from Generation to Preservation
This three-hour, activities-based workshop will examine data management principles for the various phases of data. Participants will create a data set and apply principles covering topics such as types and formats of data, file naming conventions, Readme files, metadata, backup and archiving data using UC resources, roles and responsibilities regarding data and university and national data policies.
Contact Kristen Burgess, assistant director for research and informatics, Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, at
with any questions.
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