Bioinformatics for Biologists: An Introduction to Linux, Bash Scripting, and R

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Bioinformatics for Biologists: An Introduction to Linux, Bash Scripting, and R
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Duration	3 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
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Credential	Certificate

Bioinformatics for Biologists: An Introduction to Linux, Bash Scripting, and R

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Bioinformatics for Biologists: An Introduction to Linux, Bash Scripting, and R
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Duration 3 weeks
Weekly study 5 hours
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Bioinformatics for Biologists: An Introduction to Linux, Bash Scripting, and R
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Data structures Data Processing R Data visualization Linux

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Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing academic field, and one that promises to change how we analyze and compare biological data.
On this course, you'll get familiar with Linux the operating system often used to access and analyze biological data. You'll come away able to navigate it using the command line, understanding how to write scripts and prepare data files for further analysis and visualization.
Much bioinformatics software is available for use through Linux, via the command line, which many biologists are unfamiliar with.
Alongside international team of bioinformaticians, you'll learn what the main features of Linux are, and how it's used in biology. You'll be able to describe how a Linux file system is structured and learn how to use Linux commands to navigate the file system.
You'll use Linux commands to manipulate biological data files, preparing them for export into other environments for further analysis. The course will introduce you to the basics of R language and RStudio software environment.
You'll also learn the basics of writing and executing simple Bash scripts in order to automate data processing.
The Welcome Genome Campus (WGC) is one of the globe's leading bioinformatics centers, pioneering vital research into genome analysis.
On this course, the educators from WGC Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences are joined by experts from the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, to give you practical training using real biological data in different biological scenarios. This will help you see how you can work with data in your own field of biology.