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Computational Biology Core at the University of Connecticut.
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Join us Feb 20–Apr 24 for a 10-week Introduction to R Workshop! 🔢 Learn data import, wrangling, visualization, functions, pipelines, and basic stats with R and the tidyverse. No prior experience needed.

🕐 Fridays, 1–2 PM EST
📍 UConn Storrs (room TBD)
💰 $600 ($500 UConn affiliates)
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Join us February 24-26 for a Virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop! 🧬Learn QC, alignment, differential expression, and enrichment using a reference genome.

🕙 10 AM – 2 PM ET
💻 MS Teams + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#RNAseq #Bioinformatics #Workshop
January 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Join us January 27–29, 2026 for a Virtual Variant Detection Workshop! Learn variant detection fundamentals—no experience needed.

📅 10 AM–2 PM EST
💻 MS Teams + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 for University of Connecticut affiliates)
👉 bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#Bioinformatics #Genomics
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Join us Jan 13–16 for a Virtual RAD-seq Workshop! Learn the complete RAD-seq analysis workflow. Beginner-friendly—no experience needed! 📅 10 AM – 2 PM ET 💻 MS Teams + recording 💰 $500 ($400 UConn) Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/ #RADseq #Bioinformatics #Genomics
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
CBC Happy Hour — Tues, Dec 9 @ 5pm 🍻
Two locations to choose from:

📍 Storrs: Hopps 44
📍 Farmington: Five Corners Bistro

Meet CBC scientists, learn what we do, and connect with colleagues across UConn + UCH. Flyer below.

#Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #UConn
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Join us Dec 15–18 for the Introduction to Microbial Ecology Workshop at UConn! Learn microbiome analysis from raw DNA to figures—no command line experience required.

📅 10–4:30 ET | 📍 In-person
💰 $786 ($570 UConn)

Register: mars.uconn.edu/workshops/

#MicrobialEcology #Bioinformatics
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
CBC Happy Hour — Tues, Nov 18 @ 5pm 🍻
Two locations to choose from:

📍 Storrs: Hopps 44
📍 Farmington: Butchers & Bakers

Meet CBC scientists, learn what we do, and connect with colleagues across UConn + UCH. Flyer below.

#Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #UConn
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Join us Nov 18–20 for a Virtual Genome Annotation Workshop! Learn Linux, genome assembly, evidence-based annotation, & evaluation. No experience needed!

📅 10 AM – 2 PM ET
💻 MS Teams + recording
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#GenomeAnnotation #Bioinformatics
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CBC Happy Hour — Tues, Oct 14 @ 5pm 🍻
Two locations to choose from:

📍 Storrs: Hopps 44
📍 Farmington: Butchers & Bakers

Meet CBC scientists, learn what we do, and connect with colleagues across UConn + UCH. Flyer below.

#Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #UConn
October 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Join us Oct. 28–30 for a Virtual ChIP-Seq / ATAC-Seq Workshop! 🧬

📅 10 AM – 2 PM EST
💻 Live on Zoom + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn affiliates)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#ChIPSeq #ATACSeq #Bioinformatics #Workshop
September 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Join us Sept. 16–18 for a Virtual Genome Assembly Workshop! 🧬 Learn sequencing, assembly & QC—all from your laptop.

📅 10 AM - 2 PM EST
💻 Live on MS Teams + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn affiliates)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#GenomeAssembly #Bioinformatics #Workshop
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
CBC Happy Hour — Tues, Sept 9 @ 5pm 🍻
Two locations to choose from:
📍 Storrs: Hopps 44
📍 Farmington: Butchers & Bakers

Meet CBC scientists, learn what we do, and connect with colleagues across UConn + UCH. Flyer below.

#Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #UConn
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Join us Aug 19–21 for a Virtual RNA-seq (de novo) Workshop! 🧬 Learn design, QC, assembly, differential expression & enrichment with R + Linux.

🕙 10 AM – 2 PM ET
💻 MS Teams + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#RNAseq #Transcriptomics #Bioinformatics
August 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Join us July 29–31 for a Virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop! 🧬 Learn QC, alignment, differential expression, and enrichment using a reference genome.

🕙 10 AM – 2 PM ET
💻 MS Teams + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#RNAseq #Bioinformatics #Workshop
July 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us June 24–26 for a Virtual Single-Cell Transcriptomics Workshop! 🧬 Learn data processing, QC, clustering & integration using Python + R.

🕙 10 AM – 2 PM ET
💻 Zoom + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#scRNAseq #Bioinformatics #Workshop
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Join us May 27–29 for a Virtual Genome Annotation Workshop! 🧬 Learn Linux, genome assembly, evidence-based annotation, and evaluation. No experience needed!

📅 10 AM – 2 PM ET
💻 Zoom + recording
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#GenomeAnnotation #Bioinformatics
May 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us May 20-22 for a Virtual Variant Detection Workshop! 🧬 Learn genome prep, QC, alignment, variant calling, and annotation.

📅 10 AM - 2 PM EST
💻 Zoom + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#VariantDetection #Bioinformatics #Workshop
April 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Join us April 15-17 for a Virtual Genome Assembly Workshop! 🧬 Learn sequencing, assembly & QC—all from your laptop.

📅 10 AM - 2 PM EST
💻 Live on Zoom + recordings
💰 $500 ($400 UConn affiliates)

Register: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

#GenomeAssembly #Bioinformatics #Workshop
April 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🚀 Join Our Team! The Computational Biology Core at UConn’s Institute for Systems Genomics is looking for a Research Technician to dive into genomic data analysis, HPC support, and training. Check out the flyer for details and how to apply! 🧬✨ #Bioinformatics #Genomics #ResearchJobs
Research Technician Job Post Flyer
February 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join us Feb 4-6 for a Virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop! Learn QC, alignment, & differential expression with reference genomes. Register now: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/
#RNAseq #Bioinformatics #Workshop
January 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Join us next week for a Virtual Genome Assembly Workshop! Visit bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/ to register #genomeassembly #workshop
Genome Assembly Workshop advertisement: ● July 15-18, 2024 ~ 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST ● Live sessions on zoom, recordings distributed ● No prior bioinformatics experience needed! ● Visit https://bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/ to register Details: 1. Acquire foundational knowledge in Linux and familiarize yourself with navigating High Performance Computing (HPC) environments. 2. Explore the principles of Genome Assemblies with illumina, PacBio, and ONT data. 3. Walk through download and quality control of sequence data, genome size estimation, assembly, polishing, scaffolding, and QC. 4. Learn how to use popular software in the genome assembly space, such as jellyfish, MaSuRCA, Hifiasm, Flye, Merqury, gce, and more.
July 8, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Join UConn's CBC next week for a Virtual Single Cell RNAseq Workshop! Dec 12-15, 9am-12:30pm EST! Intro to HPC and hands on steps from raw data to annotating cell types and trajectory analysis! more info: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/
December 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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@cbcuconn.bsky.social is offering 2 virtual #bioinformatics training workshops in Jan! Genome Assembly (Jan 8-11) and Genome Annotation (Jan 22-25). 1/2 days, real instructors, real data examples! Learn more & register here: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/
December 5, 2023 at 7:47 PM