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tags: bioinformatics
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# Bioinformatics Workshops

Training workshops on bioinformatics provided by TTS Research Technology.

## 2026 Spring

Version Control & Programming:

- Introduction to Git&GitHub - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315143) · [**Slides**](https://tufts.box.com/s/2amh79p12ymzqs7aj0uh9owhhaapf4lm)
- Introduction to Programming with Python - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16321443)

Reproducible environment:

- Reproducible and Portable Scientific Computing on HPC with Containers - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315146) · [**Workshop Materials**](https://tufts.box.com/shared/static/370oj0tcax0vln2cvakgex213m36h7co.pdf)
- Mastering Conda Environments for Reproducible Research - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315200)

HPC & Workflow Automation

- Scalable and Reproducible Bioinformatics with Nextflow and nf-core (Part I) - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315171) · [**Workshop Materials**](https://tufts.box.com/shared/static/k9mwssgxv319hai4lid3cxt40wesfdbm.pdf) · [**Recording**](https://tufts.box.com/s/o280g9bjc1jokrhas4had9jhmanp1vpg)
- Scalable and Reproducible Bioinformatics with Nextflow and nf-core (Part II) - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315145) · [**Hands-On**](nfcore-openondemand.md)
- From Script to Scheduler: Running Bioinformatics Jobs on Tufts HPC - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315206) · [**Slides**](https://tufts.box.com/s/abw6dktmjj0hveecd0iksmll1vb29xsm) · [**Hands-On**](bioinformatics-slurm-job.md)

R & RStudio on HPC:

- From Terminal to Browser: R and RStudio on HPC - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315230)

- From Code to Report: Reproducible Data Analysis with R Markdown - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315217) · [**Slides**](https://tufts.box.com/s/wnpic0yvbts1v1k4sfkjpe25y5toap9i) · [**Workshop Materials**](https://tufts.box.com/s/ti34peq59l9kl01z31xo5s2gta06aibr)

- Building Reproducible Parallel Workflows in RStudio on the HPC - [Register](https://tufts.libcal.com/event/16315026)

## 2025

```{gallery-grid}
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grid-columns: 1
---
- header: "{fas}`dna`Getting started with Bioinformatics on Tufts HPC - Fall"
  content: "User guide to help users get started on running bioinformatics analysis on Tufts HPC."
  link: "https://zhan4429.github.io/Intro_to_bioinfor_2025fall/"

- header: "{fas}`dna` Introduction to Git and GitHub - Spring"
  content: "This workshop is designed to provide participants with a foundational understanding of version control using Git and GitHub Desktop. "
  link: "intro-to-git-github.html"

- header: "{fas}`dna` Introduction to Singularity - Spring"
  content: "This workshop is designed to introduce users how to use singularity to run applications on HPC."
  link: "intro-to-singularity/index.html"

- header: "{fas}`dna` Beginner's Guide to Bioinformatics - Spring"
  content: "User guide to help users get started on running bioinformatics analysis on Tufts HPC."
  link: "intro-to-bioinfo/index.html"
```

## 2024

```{gallery-grid}
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grid-columns: 1
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- header: "{fas}`dna` Tufts Bioinformatics Workshop Series - Fall"
  content: "Slides and hands-on sessions for bioinformatics workshop series."
  link: "https://tuftsdatalab.github.io/tuftsWorkshops/2024_workshops/2024_bioinformatics_workshop_agenda/"

- header: "{fas}`dna` Introduction to nextflow and nf-core - Spring"
  content: "Slides and hands-on sessions for nf-core and nextflow training workshops."
  link: "https://tuftsdatalab.github.io/tuftsWorkshops/2024_workshops/nfcore_rnaseq_sp24/00_introduction/"

- header: "{fas}`dna` Pulling, running and building containerized HPC applications - Spring"
  content: "Slides and Hands-on sessions for biocontainer workshops."
  link: "https://github.com/zhan4429/TuftsContainers.github.io"
```

## Archived

Training workshops on bioinformatics provided by [Data Intensive Studies Center (DISC)](https://disc.tufts.edu/).

```{gallery-grid}
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grid-columns: 1
---
- header: "{fas}`dna` Introduction To Single-Cell RNA-Seq Bioinformatics -- 2023"
  content: "Materials for scRNA-Seq workshop"
  link: "https://best-tufts.github.io/intro_to_single_cell_rnaseq/intro_to_single_cell_rnaseq/00_background/"

- header: "{fas}`dna` Introduction To Trajectory Analysis -- 2023"
  content: "Materials for Trajectory Analysis workshop"
  link: "https://best-tufts.github.io/intro_to_trajectory_analysis/trajectoryAnalysis/00_background/"
```