Boost your Bioinformatics Backchat
Boost your Bioinformatics Backchat
Facilitating communication between individuals from different academic backgrounds in the bioinformatics space
Date: 17 December 2018
Time: 9:30-14:45
Venue: University of Tartu, Estonia, Paabel (Ülikooli 17) 115/116
Trainer: Kim Gurwitz, University of Cambridge
ELIXIR ESFRI 5y Celebration Week
Audience: Biologists and Computer Scientists (and others) working in the field of Bioinformatics - maximum 14 participants. Registration is available here.
This workshop aims to:
- enable workshop participants to develop an understanding of what the other bioinformatics subgroups actually do
- act as a springboard to improve communication between Bioinformatics subgroups (i.e. Biologists and Computer Scientists)
- facilitate the development of a culture of knowledge-sharing between Bioinformatics subgroups
Programme*
|
Time (EET) |
Session |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Welcome |
|
10:00 – 10:10 |
Introduction |
|
10:10 – 10:30 |
What do Biologists and Computer Scientists do? No seriously, what do they really do? |
|
10:30 – 10:45 |
How did you get into Bioinformatics, anyway? |
|
10:45 – 11:15 |
tea/coffee break |
|
11:15 – 11:45 |
What is a cluster? What is DNA? |
|
11:45 – 12:00 |
Bioinformatics users vs. scientists vs. engineers |
|
12:00 – 12:15 |
Opening up dialogue |
|
12:15 – 13:15 |
Lunch |
|
13:15 – 13:30 |
Continuing dialogue |
|
13:30 – 14:00 |
Action plan write up and commitments |
|
14:00 – 14:15 |
Action plan feedback |
|
14:15 – 14:30 |
Workshop reflections |
|
14:45 |
End |
*subject to slight changes