3-Day Intensive Workshops

Accelerate your learning with live instruction, hands-on practice, and peer collaboration

Live Virtual Sessions

Interactive learning with real-time Q&A

Small Cohorts

Maximum 20 participants per workshop

Slack Community

Dedicated support during workshop

Certificate

Professional certification upon completion

Available Workshops

Command Line Bootcamp for Biologists

3 Days (9am-5pm EST)Max 20 participants

$499

per person

Transform from command line novice to confident user in just 3 days. This intensive workshop covers everything from basic navigation to cluster computing, with a focus on real-world bioinformatics workflows.

Workshop Schedule

Day 1: Foundation
  • • Terminal basics and navigation
  • • File system operations and permissions
  • • Advanced UNIX commands for bioinformatics
  • • Shell customization (bashrc/bash_profile)
Day 2: Tools & Systems
  • • Text editors (vim, nano, VS Code)
  • • Software installation (manual, conda, docker)
  • • Cluster computing (SLURM, PBS, SGE)
  • • Job submission and monitoring
Day 3: Workflows & Collaboration
  • • Data download and transfer protocols
  • • Git and GitHub for version control
  • • Uploading to sequence archives (ENA/NCBI)
  • • Building reproducible workflows

What's Included

  • ✓ 24 hours of live instruction
  • ✓ Recorded sessions for review
  • ✓ Hands-on exercises with real data
  • ✓ Digital course materials
  • ✓ 30-day post-workshop support

Prerequisites

  • • Basic computer skills
  • • Access to a Mac or Linux computer
  • • Stable internet connection
  • • No prior command line experience needed

Upcoming Sessions

February 12-14, 2024

Monday-Wednesday, 9am-5pm EST

8 seats available

March 18-20, 2024

Monday-Wednesday, 9am-5pm EST

15 seats available

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