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Spring 2026

Introduction to Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Resources

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2 years 6 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.

CB26027
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
Open
Location
Modality
Hybrid
Course Closes
Mon, Mar 23
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Course Semester
Spring 2026
Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Fri, Mar 27
Start Date
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Python for Machine Learning/AI

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2 years 6 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.

CB26017
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 to problems in immunology, did postdoctoral work modeling the transmission of infectious disease, and spent six years as a bioinformatician in industry.

Status
Open
Location
Modality
Hybrid (In-person or Zoom)
Course Closes
Fri, Mar 20
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Course Semester
Spring 2026
Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Mar 25
Start Date
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Biomolecular Structure Determination by CryoEM

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2 years 6 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM)are versatile methods for biological structural characterization. Technological advancements made in the past decade have enabled cryo-EM to become an approachable high-resolution method capable of generating atomic structures.

The course will be divided into three sections: an initial 45-minute section on the room temperature (classical) EM services offered by the core; followed by two sections: an overview of the basic principles of single particle cryo-EM along the related services our core offers users, split into two approximately one hour sections with breaks between all sections. We will also discuss the practical applications of cryoEM and what a user will need to perform a successful experiment.

CB26025
Instructor

Axel Brilot (Facility Director, CBRS); Michelle Mikesh (EM and Sample Preparation Specialist)

Axel Brilot obtained his Ph.D. in Biophysics and Structural Biology developing and applying cryo-EM methods for single-particle reconstruction. He has 15 years’ experience in the cryo-EM field and has been the facility director of the Sauer Structural Biology Laboratory since 2021.

Michelle worked as a lab manager with more than 25 years of research experience before joining the CBRS in 2019. Since then, she has enjoyed assisting students and researchers with preparing and imaging samples from microbiology to materials engineering and looks forward to expanding her work with cryoEM.

Status
Open
Location
Modality
Hybrid, but in person encouraged
Course Closes
Mon, Mar 09
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Course Semester
Spring 2026
Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Fri, Mar 13
Start Date
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

$10

Intermediate Python

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2 years 6 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

This domain non-specific course is designed for Python programmers who have basic experience with the language. Learners are expected to be familiar with control flow and basic Python data structures (variable assignment, lists, dictionaries). This course will cover the knowledge to make code modular, readable and reproducible. A major focus will be object-oriented programming and Python’s implementation of the object-oriented paradigm.

CB26015
Instructor

Matt Bramble (Bioinformatician, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Matt Bramble has recently joined the CBRS team after six years at MD Anderson Cancer Center analyzing a wide range of NGS data in epigenomics. His areas of expertise include: Hi-C (chromatin conformation) analysis, mouse somatic variant analysis, and single cell RNAseq analysis. He has 10 years of experience with R and Python, and Master’s degrees from UT in Molecular Biology and Statistics.

Status
Open
Location
Modality
Hybrid, but in-person encouraged
Course Closes
Fri, Mar 06
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Course Semester
Spring 2026
Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Mar 11
Start Date
9:00 am - 12:30 pm

$50

Introduction to Python

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2 years 6 months
Full name
Gary Chiang
Submitted by Gary Chiang on

Python is a simple and popular programming language that can be used across platforms, and is useful for a wide variety of tasks.

This short course is a basic introduction to scripting using Python. Skills taught will include data structures, loops, conditional statements, function definitions, and if time permits, file input and output. These tools will be useful for researchers in many fields for data management, automating tedious computational tasks, and handling “big data.” This course is taught at an introductory level and is appropriate for students with no programming experience, but will contain material and techniques helpful to moderately experienced programmers new to Python.

CB26014
Instructor

Matt Bramble (Bioinformatician, Bioinformatics Consulting Group, CBRS)

Matt Bramble has recently joined the CBRS team after six years at MD Anderson Cancer Center analyzing a wide range of NGS data in epigenomics. His areas of expertise include: Hi-C (chromatin conformation) analysis, mouse somatic variant analysis, and single cell RNAseq analysis. He has 10 years of experience with R and Python, and Master’s degrees from UT in Molecular Biology and Statistics.

Status
Open
Location
Modality
Hybrid, but in-person encouraged
Course Closes
Fri, Feb 27
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Course Semester
Spring 2026
Course Type
Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
Wed, Mar 04
Start Date
9:00 am - 12:30 pm

$50

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