What's New @ HSLS MolBio

Learn @ HSLS: Bulk RNA-seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench, January 15

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1-4 p.m.
Attend online via Zoom or in person in the Falk Library Classroom
Taught by Ansuman Chattopadhyay and Srilakshmi Chaparala
Register for Bulk RNA-seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench

This workshop teaches bulk RNA-Seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench software.

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Learn @ HSLS: R Bootcamp Week 1: Introduction to R, RStudio, and Quarto Markdown, January 23

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 1-2:30 p.m., Online
Taught by Jenna Carlson
Register for R Bootcamp Week 1*

Join us for our R Bootcamp for a deep dive into R programming. The bootcamp unfolds through a series of focused sessions that cover the entire data analysis process, from importing and cleaning data to sophisticated data manipulation and visualization techniques using the tidyverse package.

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Spring MBIS Class Schedule

This season’s lineup offers a diverse range of contemporary bioinformatics topics, such as new expanded offerings on using Partek Flow and our regular introduction to the All of Us Research Workbench. This semester also sees the return of our popular R and Python bootcamps.

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Spring R/Python Office Hours

Are you facing challenges with R or Python? Do you have urgent questions or simply need guidance on your data analysis? HSLS MolBio is offers office hours for exactly these purposes every Thursday! These sessions are not structured as a workshop and do not include a lecture.

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New Self-Paced Learning Module: Gene Expression Data Integration and Network Visualization using Cytoscape

Are you interested in using Cytoscape, a powerful network visualization and analysis tool, to explore your gene or protein expression data? Perhaps you have identified some genes of interest and would like to investigate their functional enrichment using visualization tools.

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New Open Access Publishing Agreement with Elsevier

HSLS and ULS have signed an open access publishing agreement with Elsevier, a major international publisher of books and journals across most disciplines, and the biggest publisher for Pitt authors, with nearly 1,500 articles per year.

This agreement allows the Pitt community to read and publish open in over 800 hybrid journals without incurring APC charges, as well as a selection of Cell Press titles at a 10% discount. 

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Open Access Publishing through Wiley Author Services

The Health Sciences Library System and University Library System have signed a transformative (read and publish) agreement with Wiley, a major international publisher of books and journals across most disciplines, and the second biggest publisher for Pitt authors (after Elsevier), with over 800 articles per year.

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Webinar: Accelerate Target Discovery with Illumina’s Correlation Engine

Research scientists are challenged by the need to put their private omics data into biological context with public data. This analysis requires time-consuming literature-based searches and manual comparison with open-source datasets of variable quality. Illumina’s Correlation Engine is an interactive omics knowledgebase that puts private data in biological context with highly curated public data in a comprehensive and easy to use platform.

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