Increasing Diversity in Interdisciplinary Big Data to Knowledge
Dr. David Boone, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics will be in the UPR this Friday, January 27, 2017 to speak with IDI-BD2K students on summer research opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh like iBRIC: Internship in Biomedical Research, Informatics, and Computer Science.
The presentation will be Friday, January 27, 2017 at 11:00 AM in NCL-C356.
The IDI-BD2K program is proud to announce our first seminar this year:
An Introduction to Causal Modeling and Discovery Using Graphical Models
Room NCN-A211
January 17, 2017
8:30–10:30AM
Speaker:
Dr. Greg Cooper
University of Pittsburgh
Big Data to Knowledge Center for Causal Discovery
This seminar is a general introduction for undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty interested in data analysis problems. It focuses on methods to detect possible causes of disease by analyzing large data banks.
The seminar is open to all those interested.
The IDI-BD2K project will sponsor a replicathon and a Data Carpentry Instructor Training workshop March 24-25, 2017.
Stay tuned for more information.
El miércoles (5 de octubre) varios profesores de la Univ. de Illinois en Chicago vienen a reclutar subgraduados para sus programas de verano y programas graduados. Quieren hablar con estudiantes de Biologia, Quimica, Ciencias de Computos, Fisica, Matematica y Ambientales. Si estan interesados o conocen a alguien que este interesado por favor diganselo.
Dear colleagues and students: Dr. Abiel Roche Lima, has accepted our (late) invitation to give a seminar next Tuesday (October 4) in our Seminar Series. Dr. Roche Lima is a recent recruitment of the RCMI Program at the Medical School. He is an expert in Bioinformatics and will present his ongoing work at the seminar. Dr. Roche Lima’s seminar is open to the scientific community. Jose E.
Title- Bioinformatics: Introduction and Application in Biomedical Sciences
Abiel Roche-Lima, PhD.
Assistant Professor – Bioinformatics
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Science Campus
RCMI Program
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Time- Noon
Place- UPR Rio Piedras, Julio Garcia Diaz Building, Room 123
Recurso:
Dr. Rafael A. Irizarry
School of Public Health
Harvard University
Dana Farber Cancer Center
Professor of Biostatistics and
Computational Biology
Coordinadores:
Dra. Heidi Figueroa
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Dr. Humberto Cavallín
Escuela de Arquitectura
AGOSTO 24
11:30AM – 1:00PM
Anfiteatro Manuel Maldonado Denis
(CRA-108), Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
The Increasing Diversity in Interdisciplinary Big Data to Knowledge (IDI-Bd2K) project is pleased to announce a workshop on the analysis of mRNAseq data from non-model organisms. The workshop will be held Friday August 19 and Saturday August 20, 2016 in the Computer Science Department of the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.
The instructor will be Dr. C. Titus Brown, an Associate Professor from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Brown is a lead developer of the khmer software for processing next-generation sequencing data.
To register for the workshop, please fill in our online registration. Spaces are limited.
Pre-registration for August starts this week, we’d like to make sure all the BD2K students are enrolled in the courses they need to compete for the internship opportunities.
BD2K students please come to the meeting in room C-356, Wednesday May 11, 2016 from 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM.
Bring a list of courses you have completed. The table of suggested courses is available online:
The NSF REU Program in Medical Informatics (MedIX) at DePaul University and University of Chicago enters its twelfth year. We are looking for bright undergraduate students to get involved in research in the area of Medical Informatics for the summer of 2016. Participants will receive a stipend of $5,000, travel support to/from the REU site, and subsistence allowance.
Important Dates:
Statistics on the previous REU MedIX Program (2005-2013):
For the application form and additional information, please have your students visit the MedIX website at http://facweb.cdm.depaul.edu/research/vc/medix/index.htm or contact Dr. Daniela Raicu at draicu@cdm.depaul.edu.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is currently accepting applications for the Summer School for Computational Genomics, June 13-24, 2016. The application deadline is March 1, 2016.
Description: Summer School for Computational Genomics – The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York, NY). Our big data science summer program from June 13-24, 2016, is designed for graduate students and professionals who have a strong interest in the intersection of computer science, genetics, and medicine. There will be sessions on the human genome, genetic variation, and genome technologies, and there will be introductory sessions on Unix, Python, Galaxy Toolkit, and scripting. There will also be field trips to New York Genome Center, Columbia University, and Weill-Cornell Medical Center. This program is funded through NIH grant Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) 1R25EB020393. Educational and housing costs are covered through this grant; travel stipends are also available. The selection process for participants is competitive, and those selected will be awarded the opportunity to be in the program. For more information and to apply: http://icahn.mssm.edu/creeds. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. This program strives to enhance the diversity of the biomedical big data workforce through recruitment of individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.