Large datasets are now the norm in modern biology. Modelling is progressing from the protein and molecular interaction level to tissue, organ, and whole-plant scales; while everything from genomics through to phenomics and, increasingly, field-level and multi-scale biology involves high throughput experiments. All of these necessitate ever greater computing power and use of complex analysis tools and software. We need you to tell us (click for extremely short survey) which areas of bioinformatics and data analysis you would benefit from training in, ahead of an upcoming GARNet workshop (in association with iPlant and the Hartree Centre).
The iPlant Collaborative is
a community of researchers, educators, and students working
to deliver a useful and usable cyberinfrastructure for plant science.
Users are able to store and analyse their data online, and use iPlant tools for genome assembly, comparative genomics, CHiP and RNA Seq analysis, and much more. A working group
is developing modelling tools at the moment, which will take advantage
of the high performance computing power iPlant provides, and will
support the construction, parameter estimation, sensitivity analysis,
and utilization of models. All the resources are free for users
worldwide and all are web based, requiring no specialist hardware at the
user’s location.
Like every other bioinformatics resource, iPlant is a bit complicated
and you need training to use it effectively. You can teach yourself
using the Manuals and Tutorials
pages, which contain written and video tutorials, but it is always good
to learn in real time, with a real teacher. To help UK scientists take
advantage of this incredible resource, GARNet is running a training
workshop on 17-20th September in association with The Hartree Centre and iPlant.
If you want to learn how to access and use free high performance
computing power for data storage and analysis, designed for plant
scientists, in your own office – keep the date free! The workshop will
be in at Daresbury Laboratory and more information will be released soon.
The workshop programme will include interactive introductions to the
main iPlant resources and hands-on tutorials in data analysis, data
storage and data flow on iPlant. We want the rest of the programme to be
decided by the research community, in order for you to get the most out
of the workshop. We would like to know which specific areas you need
more intensive training in to make the best possible progress in your
research, so we are conducting a survey to find out.
We want people to go away from this meeting feeling able to use the
tools that they have learned about independently in their own
lab/project. All the training will be hands-on. We will work with the
trainers to put together a programme that reflects the preferences of
the community, but please understand that we can only cover a limited
number of topics at the event.
This survey is only one question and will take just a couple of minutes of your time.
To complete the survey, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8LSV2B3
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