NCSI: Computational Biology for Biology Educators

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Computational Biology for Biology Educators
Topical — 2011
Computation has become essential to the practice of contemporary biology. The storage, access, analysis and visualization of growing amounts of data, and the functional interpretation of complex biological phenomena require the use of a range of computational approaches and tools. This series of workshops aims to provide an overview of computational resources and methods that can be used to give students exposure and experience they will need to effectively use computing in their biology careers.

Institution	Lafayette College Easton, PA
Dates	Jun 12 - Jun 18
Local Coordinators	chun wai liew
Lead Instructors	Jeff Krause
Notify By	May 16
Details	This workshop will provide instruction and hands-on activities with various computational tools. Monday will be focused on dynamic modeling, simulation and data analysis, Tuesday will focus on informatics resources and methods. The unifying topic for these instructional sessions will focus on infectious disease, as this will allow us to cover a range of topics and scales from molecular to population, without having to spend too much time re-introducing background conceptual info. From Wednesday onward workshop instructors will be working with attendees to develop plans, models and materials, and identify existing resources that will enable everyone to bring computing into the courses they are currently teaching. During this time instructors will also present sessions that explore particular tools or methods at greater depth, or introduce addition topics of interest to participants.