Genomics & bioinformatics

Genomics & bioinformatics resources

XDF Programme Tutorials

A selection of presentations delivered by researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine in Edinburgh as part of the Cross-disciplinary Fellowships [XDF] Programme. These tutorials cover a broad range of biomedical science  topics and are intended to provide general introduction to complex biomedical problems for people with little previous exposure to biomedical research.

Website: https://www.ed.ac.uk/cross-disciplinary-fellowships/training-resources/other-useful-resources/xdf-programme-tutorials

Understanding Genomics

Discover the growing importance of genomics in healthcare research, diagnosis and treatment, with these free online courses. Learn with researchers and clinicians from leading universities and medical schools.

Website: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/collections/genomics

Analysis of single cell RNA-seq data

This course discusses some of the questions that can be addressed using scRNA-seq as well as the computational and statistical methods available.

Website: https://hemberg-lab.github.io/scRNA.seq.course/

Analyzing fluorescence microscopy images with ImageJ

This online book may help you to quickly get to grips with the main principles of image analysis.

Website: https://petebankhead.gitbooks.io/imagej-intro/

Introduction to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

The course covers basic technology platforms, data analysis problems and algorithms in computational biology. Topics include sequence alignment and search, high throughput experiments for gene expression, transcription factor binding and epigenetic profiling, motif finding, RNA/protein structure prediction, proteomics and genome-wide association studies. Computational algorithms covered include hidden Markov model, Gibbs sampler, clustering and classification methods.

Website: https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/49497 (general); https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/49497/pages/course-schedule (course schedule)

Clinical Bioinformatics: Unlocking Genomics in healthcare

Free online course covering the role of Clinical Bioinformatics and Genomics in healthcare today.

Website: https://www.herc.ac.uk/2016/04/15/free-clinical-bioinformatics-genomics-online-course/

Introduction to Genomic Data Science

Learn how to look for hidden messages in DNA without ever needing to put on a lab coat.

Website: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-genomic-data-science-uc-san-diegox-cse181-1x

Rosalind

Rosalind is a platform for learning bioinformatics and programming through problem solving.

Website: http://rosalind.info/problems/locations/

Quantitative Biology Workshop

A workshop-style introduction to tools used in biological research. Discover how to analyse data using computational methods.

Website: https://www.edx.org/course/quantitative-biology-workshop-mitx-7-qbwx-3

Stegle Group latent variable model methodology

The single-cell latent variable model (scLVM) is an approach to reconstruct and account for hidden sources of variation in single-cell RNA_Seq studies.

Website: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/research/stegle/software

Differential analysis of count data in genomics

A lecture on computational genomics by Lior Pachter.

Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucPBBTjH5EE

Informatics for RNA-seq

A tutorial on RNA-seq analysis.

Website: https://github.com/griffithlab/rnaseq_tutorial/wiki

RNA-Seq Analysis Training/Courses/Papers

Useful resources from PhD student who “inherited” a RNA Sequencing project.

Website: https://www.biostars.org/p/174376/

Bad Grammar, Good Syntax

Interesting resource with significant number of posts relevant to genomics.

Website: https://www.badgrammargoodsyntax.com/

European Bioinformatics Institute Courses

EMBL-EBI provides a range of stationary and online courses with particular relevance to quantitative biomedicine.

Website: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training