Computational Training Opportunities

Below are workshops, journal clubs, and meetings open to QSB students. Registration costs included as part of QSB program.

NU Information Technology (NUIT) Workshops and Training: Every year NUIT offers many workshops and training events. Workshops including the following:

  • R-fundamentals: Parts I, II and III
  • Programming Concepts Workshop
  • Git and GitHub (Introduction)
  • Command Line/Bash (Introduction)
  • Quest (NU supercomputer cluster) Introduction
  • Python: Scikit-learn (machine learning module for Python)
  • R: ggplot2
  • Data Drop-In Hours and Consultations: Northwestern provides free consultations and assistance for researchers.  Available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2-4pm | Mudd Library | Data Visualization and GIS Lab
  • DataCamp Online Courses: R, Python, SQL, command line, git, spreadsheets, and more
  • R User Group – meets monthly, Thursdays 4pm

NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology Journal Club: Journal Clubs are held monthly to advance interdisciplinary communication and integrate knowledge between Math and Biology.  Meets monthly on Fridays at 2pm.

Data Science Nights: Monthly hack nights on popular data science topics, organized by Northwestern University graduate students and scholars. Each night will feature refreshments, a talk on data science techniques or applications, and a hacking night with data science projects or learning groups of your choice. Aspiring, beginning, and advanced data scientists are welcome!  Meets monthly on Wednesdays at 6:15pm.  Pizza is served.

ESAM 495a Mini-Course: An Introduction to RNA Sequencing Analysis: Using lectures and hands-on exercises, this course will introduce students to the theory and practice of analyzing high-throughput RNA sequencing data.  The class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am–10:20am.  For credit, register in CAESAR.  Questions? Click Here or to audit, sign up by clicking here.

Data Visualization and Communication Practicum: An all-day event, presented by the Biotechnology Training Program, in which invited speakers from Northwestern as well as outside institutions and companies present their research/work data processing and presentation.  Please click here for more events.