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WORKSHOP: Online data analysis for biologists - December 2020

Get a hands-on introduction to Galaxy, an online platform for data analysis

About this workshop

Galaxy is an online platform for biological research that allows people to use computational data analysis tools and workflows without the need for programming experience.

It is an open source, web-based platform for accessible, reproducible, and transparent computational biomedical research. It also captures run information so that workflows can be saved, repeated and shared efficiently via the web.

This interactive beginners workshop will provide an introduction to the Galaxy interface, histories and available tools. The material covered in this workshop is freely available through the Galaxy Training Network.

The workshop will be held via Zoom and involve a combination of presentations by the lead trainer and smaller breakout groups supported by experienced facilitators.

Lead trainer: Simon Gladman

Learning objectives

By the end of the workshop you should be able to:

  • Work with data on Galaxy

    • login to a Galaxy server

    • upload data to a Galaxy server from:

      • A file on your local computer

      • A file on a remote datastore with an accessible URL

  • Use tools in Galaxy

    • Access tools via the tool menu

    • Run tools using the tool interface including:

      • Data transformation and filtering

      • Data visualisation

    • View/access tool output

  • Identify sources of support and further training

Who the workshop is for

This workshop is suitable for Australian Researchers with no prior knowledge of Galaxy and no programming experience.

Date/Time: 9 Dec 2:00pm - 5:00pm AEDT

This workshop will also be held on 12 November 2020

How to join

The workshop is free but places are strictly limited and registration requires an Australian institutional email address.

Register here

The workshop is presented by the Australian Biocommons and Melbourne Bioinformatics and QCIF with the assistance of a network of Facilitators from around Australia.

This event is part of a series of bioinformatics training events in partnership with Galaxy Australia. If you'd like to hear when registrations open for other events, please subscribe to Australian Biocommons.