African Centers of Excellence (ACE) Training for 2020
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Computational Biology Specialists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will be teaching courses on bioinformatics topics and biocomputing tools.
Phil Cruz, Ph.D.*
Jingwen Gu, M.S.*
Brendan Jeffrey, Ph.D.*
Victor Starr Kramer*
Meghan McCarthy, Ph.D.*
Mariam Quiñones, Ph.D.
Amit Roy, Ph.D.*
R. Burke Squires, M.S.*
Poorani Subramanian, Ph.D.*
Claire Wang, M.S.*
* Instructors provide bioinformatics support at the NIAID as employees of Medical Science and Computing, Inc.
| Date | Date (british format) | Instructor | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Feb-2020 | 03.02.2020 | Dan Veltri | Intro to Deep Learning (TensorFlow and Keras) |
| 6-Feb-2020 | 06.02.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Dynamic programming and Alignment algorithms |
| 10-Feb-2020 | 10.02.2020 | Dan Veltri | Intro to Deep Learning (TensorFlow and Keras) |
| 13-Feb-2020 | 13.02.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Natural selection, genetic drift and measures of genetic diversity |
| 14-Feb-2020 | 17.02.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Introduction to phylogenetics and phylogenetic tree inference methods (e.g. parsimony and Maximum Likelihood) |
| 20-Feb-2020 | 20.02.2020 | Eric Karlins | Linkage Disequilibrium |
| 21-Feb-2020 | 21.02.2020 | Yunhua Zhu | Gene Regulatory Networks |
| 24-Feb-2020 | 24.02.2020 | Dan Veltri | Intro to Deep Learning (TensorFlow and Keras) |
| 27-Feb-2020 | 27.02.2020 | Yunhua Zhu | Gene Regulatory Networks |
| 28-Feb-2020 | 28.02.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Basic Population Genetics Coalescent Models |
| 2-Mar-2020 | 02.03.2020 | Dan Veltri | Common machine learning algorithms: Supervised learning, Unsupervised learning |
| 5-Mar-2020 | 05.03.2020 | Dan Veltri | Common machine learning algorithms: Supervised learning, Unsupervised learning |
| 6-Mar-2020 | 06.03.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Calculating evolutionary distances among sequences and correction models |
| 9-Mar-2020 | 09.03.2020 | Burke Squires | Introduction to Bio Python |
| 12-Mar-2020 | 12.03.2020 | Isaac Bishof | Network Structural Analysis |
| 13-Mar-2020 | 13.03.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Coalescent analysis and populations |
| 16-Mar-2020 | 16.03.2020 | Burke Squires | Sequence objects in BioPython |
| 19-Mar-2020 | 19.03.2020 | Eric Karlins | Inferring Haplotype from Genotypes and Mendelian Randomization |
| 20-Mar-2020 | 20.03.2020 | Dan | Common machine learning algorithms: Supervised learning, Unsupervised learning |
| 23-Mar-2020 | 23.03.2020 | Yunhua / Isaac / Burke? | Structural Modelling and Analysis of Biochemical Networks |
| 26-Mar-2020 | 26.03.2020 | Andrew Oler | Haplotype-based Association Tests, Linkage Analysis for Binary Traits and Quantitative Traits |
| 27-Mar-2020 | 27.03.2020 | Kurt Wollenberg | Mechanisms of genomic evolution |
| 30-Mar-2020 | 30.03.2020 | Burke Squires | Bio.PopGen: Population genetics |
| 2-Apr-2020 | 02.04.2020 | Burke Squires | Graphics including GenomeDiagram |
Coming soon…