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Bioinformatics Bonanza

Join us for a three-part workshop series at the 2026 Bioinformatics Bonanza!

Kick off the 2026-27 school year with new skills in Bioinformatics

Hazel Crash Course

August 11, 3:30-5:30 PM
Ricks Hall, Room 336

Getting Started with Research Computing

1. Intro to high-performance computing
2. Accessing Hazel
3. Intro to UNIX / BASH
4. Submitting jobs
5. Data transfer to Hazel

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JMP Pro

August 12, 2:00-4:00PM
Ricks Hall, room 336

JMP Pro is a powerful addition to your bioinformatics toolbox.

In this workshop, participants will explore statistical and graphical methods in JMP Pro that are especially useful for bioinformatics applications. The session will introduce specialized tools for omics data, statistical genetics, functional data analysis, and machine learning, along with demonstrations of several JMP Marketplace add-ins.

What You’ll Learn
  • Genetic marker platforms for statistical genetics
  • Data normalization techniques
  • Distance Matrix analysis
  • UMAP and t-SNE for multivariate embedding
  • Response Screening for omics data
  • Functional Data Explorer for spectral, proteomics, and metabolomics data
  • Overview of JMP Marketplace add-ins:
    • Sequencing Variants Toolset
    • Material Informatics Toolkit
    • XGBoost
    • Torch Deep Learning
    • LearnBot
    • Assistant
Presenters
  • Dr. Russ Wolfinger
  • Dr. Ross Metusalem

Omics with R

August 13-14, 3:30-5:30 PM
Ricks Hall, room 336

Two-day workshop introducing R for Omics Analyses

Foundations of R and Tidyverse

  • Introduction to R for ‘omics
  • Data structures (objects, data types, vectors)
  • Data Manipulation with dplyr
  • Visualization with ggplot2


RNA-seq and Transcriptomics

  • RNA-seq workflow
  • Introduction to Vegan for ecology and expression
  • Differential gene expression with DESeq2

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For More Information

Contact Julia Reynolds, University Associate, Bioinformatics Research Center at ([email protected])

Please note that attendance is limited to the first 20 registered participants for each workshop to ensure everyone receives individualized assistance during the training.

  • If you are one of the first 20 registrants, you will receive a confirmation email from Julia Reynolds confirming your seat.
  • If the session has already reached capacity, you will receive an email letting you know that you have been placed on the waitlist. Should a spot become available due to a cancellation, you will be contacted in the order your registration was received.