When: November 7, 2014, 8:30 – 5 pm
Where: Memorial Student Center (MSC), Room 2400
The focus of the OSOS workshop will be using open source methodologies like R in phylogenetics and molecular evolution. The workshop will be *all day* and will include these great module leaders and modules:
Rebecca Clark: Introduction to OSOS, and R basics: the interface, loading data, basic statistics and graphs
Therese Catanach: Using R in Phylogenetics
Luciano Cosme: Next Generation Sequencing – Data processing and gene expression
Therese Catanach: Phylogenetic and Biogeographic assessments in R
The OSOS workshop will conclude with a super-awesome dinner/evening social hosted by EEBISO and EEB. Check your email soon for announcements and updates about the social.
Registration
To get an accurate head count for each module (and make sure we have refreshments), please register here: goo.gl/P8L40U
Requirements
No previous knowledge of R is required. This course is FREE and open to all students, postdocs, and faculty. A laptop is required.
Location
MSC 2400 (Ballroom). There will be powerstrips available to keep your laptops charged. (NOTE ROOM LOCATION MAY CHANGE; WE’LL SEND UPDATES)
Schedule
Doors will open at 8AM with modules starting at 8:30. Snacks and coffee will be provided during morning and afternoon breaks and participants will have 1.5 hours for lunch (on their own).
Required files for each module will be posted shortly (check back soon!)
Session 1: 8:30-10:00 am
Introduction to OSOS and R basics: the interface, loading data, basic statistics and graphs (Rebecca Clara)
Session 2: 10:15-11:45 am
Using R in Phylogenetics (Therese Catanach)
Session 3: 1:30-3:30 pm
Next generation sequencing: data processing and gene expression (Luciano Cosme)
Session 4: 3:45-5:00
Phylogenetic and biogeographic assessments in R (Therese Catanach)
Useful websites:
* http://cran.r-project.org
* http://www.statmethods.net
* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/r
* http://bodegaphylo.wikispot.org/
* http://treethinkers.org/
