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Introduction to Flow Cytometry Analysis & Cell Sorting

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2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

Flow cytometry allows for rapid, simultaneous analysis of multiple parameters of single cells, which can then be sorted into individual populations according to these parameters. In this class, Richard will cover flow cytometry and cell sorting technology, applications of these techniques, best practices for experiments, the use of spectral flow cytometry for complex antibody panels, the fundamentals of performing compensation, and methods for presenting flow cytometry data.

CB25029
Instructor

Richard Salinas (Senior Flow Cytometry Specialist)

Richard Salinas has over 20 years of experience in flow cytometry with multiple cell analyzer and sorting platforms: BD Biosciences, Sony Biotechnology, Cytek Biosciences and Beckman-Coulter. He also has extensive data analysis experience in using FlowJo and FCS Express software.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid
Course Closes
Wed, Apr 23
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Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Mon, Apr 28
Start Date
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

$20

Introduction to Unix

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2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This is a two-part course, with substantial hands-on practice in a shared computing environment. Participants will learn the basics of using UNIX from the command line. Introductory topics include manipulating text files using standard UNIX utilities, how to string utilities together, and how to output the results to files. The goal of the course is to develop some basic comfort at the command line, get a sense of what’s possible, and learn how to find help.

CB25027
Instructor

Anna Battenhouse (Associate Research Scientist and Bioinformatics Consultant, CBRS)

Anna Battenhouse is a research scientist in the lab of Dr. Edward Marcotte, is a member of UT Austin’s Bioinformatics Consulting Group, and leads the Biomedical Research Computing Facility’s mission to support IT and computational needs of the biological sciences community. She has extensive experience working with NGS data over the last 15+ years, and develops and maintains NGS analysis scripts for UT’s BioITeam. Anna received a B.A. in English Literature from Carleton College in 1978. After a long career in commercial software development Anna began her “retirement career” at UT Austin in 2007, and obtained a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2013.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
In-person. Zoom access available upon request.
Course Closes
Mon, Apr 21
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Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Apr 23 and Fri, Apr 25
Start Date
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$50 (includes both days)

Statistical Modeling for Biologists

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This course will survey some of the basic principles of statistics crucial to the modeling of biological data. Specific topics will include hypothesis testing, false discovery rate adjustment, and applications and generalizations of linear models.

CB25026
Instructor

Dennis Wylie (Co-Director, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Dennis Wylie joined the bioinformatics group in 2015. He has experience in NGS data analysis including variant calling and RNA-Seq-based biomarker discovery and predictive modeling (classification, regression, etc.). Prior to UT, he earned a PhD in Biophysics from UC Berkeley applying stochastic simulation methods in immunology, did postdoctoral work modeling the transmission of infectious disease, and spent six years as a bioinformatician in industry.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid
Course Closes
Fri, Apr 11
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Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Apr 16
Start Date
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Introduction to Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Resources

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This course offers an overview of how the Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Facility can help researchers answer their scientific questions. Participants will learn about the state-of-the-art instruments and services available at the MFC, including advanced fluorescence microscopes, flow cytometers, and cell sorters. The course will also cover the types of experiments that can be conducted using these instruments, introduce the facility’s expert staff scientists, and provide detailed information on how to access and use the MFC’s resources.

CB25025
Instructor

Anna Webb (Director, Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Facility)

Before becoming director of the Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Facility in 2021, Anna Webb was the light microscopy specialist at the MFC for 5 years and has worked in light microscopy support in core facilities for 15 years.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid
Course Closes
Wed, Apr 09
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

For example, you may add one to many courses for one student into your shopping cart at any one time, and charge them to the ProCard, and you should receive a "registration successful!" page at the end. This is because you registered ONCE for ONE student. If you attempt to register and pay again, for example, for a different student, this will trigger the UT ProCard security system to stop payment, and your registration will not be successful. A page stating this fact will occur after you attempt to process payment. It looks a lot like the "registration was successful" page.

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Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Mon, Apr 14
Start Date
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Introduction to Single Cell Data Analysis

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This course provides an introduction to the bioinformatics analysis of single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data, with a particular focus on methods especially appropriate for analysis of 10X Genomics data. Differences between bulk RNA-seq and scRNA-seq will be discussed in order to develop understanding of both what new methods are required versus what established RNA-seq analysis methods can be retained. A typical workflow for single cell RNA-seq analysis using Seurat will be presented.

CB25022
Instructor

Dhivya Arasappan (Co-Director, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Dhivya Arasappan has over 15 years experience analyzing NGS data from multiple platforms. Her areas of expertise include RNA-Seq analysis (specifically involving large-scale brain expression datasets and coexpression network analysis), de novo genome assembly (particularly using hybrid sequencing data) and benchmarking of bioinformatics tools. She is the research educator for the Big Data in Biology Freshman Research Initiative stream.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid, but in-person encouraged
Course Closes
Fri, Apr 04
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

For example, you may add one to many courses for one student into your shopping cart at any one time, and charge them to the ProCard, and you should receive a "registration successful!" page at the end. This is because you registered ONCE for ONE student. If you attempt to register and pay again, for example, for a different student, this will trigger the UT ProCard security system to stop payment, and your registration will not be successful. A page stating this fact will occur after you attempt to process payment. It looks a lot like the "registration was successful" page.

Ways to avoid this are: use the ProCard after 24 hours have passed, or the student may use their credit card and be reimbursed later through the usual UT accounting methods, or process the registration with an IDT, otherwise known as an Interdepartmental Transfer (talk to someone in your department that handles the accounts).

Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Apr 09
Start Date
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing Services at the GSAF

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This course will offer an introduction into the services provided by the Genomic Sequencing and Analysis Facility available to researchers at the University of Texas. The course will cover the platforms and services available, best practices and how to submit samples to the core.

CB25021
Instructor

Jessica Podnar (Director, Genomic Sequencing and Analysis Facility, CBRS)

Jessica Podnar joined the GSAF in 2010, prior to UT she worked at a biotech company focused on drug discovery and telomere biology. She has almost 20 years experience in cell and molecular biology and has been part of the rapidly changing field of Next Generation Sequencing for most of her career. She is familiar with an assortment of NGS technologies and is always ready to support new projects.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Virtual only
Course Closes
Wed, Apr 02
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

For example, you may add one to many courses for one student into your shopping cart at any one time, and charge them to the ProCard, and you should receive a "registration successful!" page at the end. This is because you registered ONCE for ONE student. If you attempt to register and pay again, for example, for a different student, this will trigger the UT ProCard security system to stop payment, and your registration will not be successful. A page stating this fact will occur after you attempt to process payment. It looks a lot like the "registration was successful" page.

Ways to avoid this are: use the ProCard after 24 hours have passed, or the student may use their credit card and be reimbursed later through the usual UT accounting methods, or process the registration with an IDT, otherwise known as an Interdepartmental Transfer (talk to someone in your department that handles the accounts).

Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Mon, Apr 07
Start Date
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$10

Introduction of Tag Seq (3′ Targeted Sequencing)

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

Tag Seq is a method of sequencing the 3′ ends of mRNA in order to identify differential gene expression using a significantly cost-effective method. This course is an introduction to this Tag Seq method as well as the bioinformatics involved in analyzing a Tag Seq dataset. We will discuss library prep, quality assessment, read mapping, gene quantification, differential expression analysis and downstream analysis. There are no prerequisites for taking this course.

CB25020
Instructor

Dhivya Arasappan (Co-Director, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Dhivya Arasappan has over 15 years experience analyzing NGS data from multiple platforms. Her areas of expertise include RNA-Seq analysis (specifically involving large-scale brain expression datasets and coexpression network analysis), de novo genome assembly (particularly using hybrid sequencing data) and benchmarking of bioinformatics tools. She is the research educator for the Big Data in Biology Freshman Research Initiative stream.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid, but in-person encouraged
Course Closes
Tue, Apr 01
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

For example, you may add one to many courses for one student into your shopping cart at any one time, and charge them to the ProCard, and you should receive a "registration successful!" page at the end. This is because you registered ONCE for ONE student. If you attempt to register and pay again, for example, for a different student, this will trigger the UT ProCard security system to stop payment, and your registration will not be successful. A page stating this fact will occur after you attempt to process payment. It looks a lot like the "registration was successful" page.

Ways to avoid this are: use the ProCard after 24 hours have passed, or the student may use their credit card and be reimbursed later through the usual UT accounting methods, or process the registration with an IDT, otherwise known as an Interdepartmental Transfer (talk to someone in your department that handles the accounts).

Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Fri, Apr 04
Start Date
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Python for Machine Learning/AI

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

Building further on the concepts covered in the Introduction, Intermediate, and Data Science Python courses, we will introduce Python as a tool for training and testing machine learning (ML) models with a particular focus on deep learning approaches. Specific topics will include an introduction to the PyTorch software library and a brief survey of some of the basic model architectures which it implements. Some prior familiarity with the basic ideas of ML (underfitting vs. overfitting, use of training and test data sets, model performance metrics such as AUC, etc.) and/or linear algebra will be helpful for getting the most out of this course.

CB25019
Instructor

Dennis Wylie (Co-Director, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Dennis Wylie joined the bioinformatics group in 2015. He has experience in NGS data analysis including variant calling and RNA-Seq-based biomarker discovery and predictive modeling (classification, regression, etc.). Prior to UT, he earned a PhD in Biophysics from UC Berkeley applying stochastic simulation methods in immunology, did postdoctoral work modeling the transmission of infectious disease, and spent six years as a bioinformatician in industry.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid (In-person or Zoom)
Course Closes
Fri, Mar 28
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

For example, you may add one to many courses for one student into your shopping cart at any one time, and charge them to the ProCard, and you should receive a "registration successful!" page at the end. This is because you registered ONCE for ONE student. If you attempt to register and pay again, for example, for a different student, this will trigger the UT ProCard security system to stop payment, and your registration will not be successful. A page stating this fact will occur after you attempt to process payment. It looks a lot like the "registration was successful" page.

Ways to avoid this are: use the ProCard after 24 hours have passed, or the student may use their credit card and be reimbursed later through the usual UT accounting methods, or process the registration with an IDT, otherwise known as an Interdepartmental Transfer (talk to someone in your department that handles the accounts).

Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Apr 02
Start Date
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Python for Data Science

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This course will build up on the concepts covered in the Introduction to Python and Intermediate Python courses. We will introduce the use of Pandas Data frames to read in, subset, analyze and visualize RNA-Seq gene expression data.

CB25018
Instructor

Dhivya Arasappan (Co-Director, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Dhivya Arasappan has over 15 years experience analyzing NGS data from multiple platforms. Her areas of expertise include RNA-Seq analysis (specifically involving large-scale brain expression datasets and coexpression network analysis), de novo genome assembly (particularly using hybrid sequencing data) and benchmarking of bioinformatics tools. She is the research educator for the Big Data in Biology Freshman Research Initiative stream.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
Hybrid, but in-person encouraged
Course Closes
Fri, Mar 21
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

For example, you may add one to many courses for one student into your shopping cart at any one time, and charge them to the ProCard, and you should receive a "registration successful!" page at the end. This is because you registered ONCE for ONE student. If you attempt to register and pay again, for example, for a different student, this will trigger the UT ProCard security system to stop payment, and your registration will not be successful. A page stating this fact will occur after you attempt to process payment. It looks a lot like the "registration was successful" page.

Ways to avoid this are: use the ProCard after 24 hours have passed, or the student may use their credit card and be reimbursed later through the usual UT accounting methods, or process the registration with an IDT, otherwise known as an Interdepartmental Transfer (talk to someone in your department that handles the accounts).

Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Mar 26
Start Date
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Reporting and Validating Genetic Background in Mouse Models for Biomedical Research

Member for

2 years 9 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This class will address the best practices for reporting and validating the genetic background of mouse models. The genetic background of mouse models can influence the phenotype of the condition being studied and affect data interpretation and reproducibility. Accurate reporting and validation of the genetic background are becoming increasingly important as mouse models are shared among research teams. This class will explore the recent Laboratory Animal Genetic Reporting (LAG-R) framework report (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49439-y) and offer practical insights on how to implement the new framework in your lab.

CB25017
Instructor

William Shawlot (Director, Mouse Genetic Engineering Facility, CBRS)

Bill Shawlot received his Ph.D. from the Baylor College of Medicine and did his post-doctoral training with Richard Behringer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development at the University of Minnesota, studying mammalian embryogenesis before joining the Texas A&M Institute for Genomic Medicine (TIGM) to help lead TIGM’s efforts in the International Knockout Mouse Consortium program. He has over 30 years of experience in the transgenic mouse field and serves on the External Advisory Committee for the NIH’s Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center program.

Status
Closed
Location
Modality
in person
Course Closes
Wed, Mar 19
Procard Disclaimer

If you use the UT ProCard for payment of courses, please be aware that you can only charge ONCE per 24 hour period. Any attempts to charge more courses will fail, and you will not be registered.

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Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Mon, Mar 24
Start Date
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

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