{"id":5731,"date":"2026-01-08T16:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/molbio\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:56:29","slug":"mbis-class-schedule-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/molbio\/2026\/01\/08\/mbis-class-schedule-spring-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MBIS Class Schedule for Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

This term’s lineup offers a diverse range of contemporary bioinformatics topics, including several workshops on leveraging AI for your research, and a new workshop on Git and GitHub. When you register for a workshop, you will receive links to associated materials.<\/p>\n

Dates and times in this list are accurate as of December 18, 2025. Occasionally circumstances arise that require a workshop to be rescheduled. Please refer to the full MBIS class schedule<\/a> for the most up-to-date information.<\/p>\n

Spring 2026 MBIS Class Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gene Regulation<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Wed 1\/14\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a04:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Bulk RNA-seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 1\/28\/2026<\/div>\n
3:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a04:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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R Bootcamp Week 1: Introduction to R, RStudio, and Quarto Markdown<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Tue 2\/10\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Transcriptome Analysis – From GEO Data Mining to Submission<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 2\/11\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a04:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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R Bootcamp Week 2: Data Centric R with tidyverse<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Tue 2\/17\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Git for version control and collaboration<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 2\/18\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a03:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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R Bootcamp Week 3: Data Exploration in R with tidyverse<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Tue 2\/24\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Advanced ScRNASeq Analysis Using Partek Flow focusing on Multiple samples<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 2\/25\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a03:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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R Bootcamp Week 4: Data Wrangling in R with tidyverse<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Tue 3\/3\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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IPA and Correlation Engine – A Comprehensive Approach to Pathway Enrichment Analysis<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 3\/18\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a04:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Chat to Code in R: Bulk RNA-Seq in Google Colab with Generative AI<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 3\/25\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a03:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Predicting Protein Structures with AlphaFold2: From Sequence to 3D Insight<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 4\/1\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a02:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Python Bootcamp Week 1: Introduction to Python, JupyterLab, and Jupyter Notebook<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Mon 4\/6\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Introduction to All of Us Researcher Workbench<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 4\/8\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Python Bootcamp Week 2: Data Centric Python with pandas<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Mon 4\/13\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Python Bootcamp Week 3: Data Exploration with pandas and seaborn<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Mon 4\/20\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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AI-Powered Research: Leveraging AI Tools for Searching, Summarizing, and Reviewing Scientific Literature<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Wed 4\/22\/2026<\/div>\n
1:00pm <\/span><\/span>to\u00a03:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Learning Python with AI<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Mon 4\/27\/2026<\/div>\n
12:00pm<\/span><\/span>to\u00a01:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This term’s lineup offers a diverse range of contemporary bioinformatics topics, including several workshops on leveraging AI for your research, and a new workshop on Git and GitHub. When you register for a workshop, you will receive links to associated materials.<\/p>\n

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