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On this page, you will find information on the program training topics, syllabus and ways to register. Introduction to Bioinformatics - this training program is designed for everyone, including students who don't have a background in bioinformatics, as well as life science researchers. The objective is to introduce topics and examples to help participants understand Omics data, and the use of bioinformatics in life science research. As a result of this training, you will learn about Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis. This includes processing and preparing data for analysis in application to Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Metagenomics. You will also get an overview of downstream analysis and interpretation of various types of -omics data using bioinformatics, including commonly used annotation databases, statistical analysis and machine learning techniques.
Key Topics Covered:
Why Next Generation Sequencing? With the decreasing cost of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and the increasingly broad range of applications, this technology has transformed biomedical research, the biotechnology industry, and now is becoming increasingly becoming popular in clinical use. Analysis of NGS data can help identify pathogenic, germline, and somatic DNA variants; measure gene expression; detect methylation patterns, and even study microbial communities on human skin, in the gut, lungs, and other organs. That is why this program can help anyone who is getting started with life science research and bioinformatics to understand these techniques, their applications and a broad overview of various methods to know getting started with bioinformatics. To get started, you can join this program and gain access to the following modules:
Program Syllabus : Introduction to Big Data Bioinformatics
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Introduction & Orientation
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Introduction to NGS Genomics
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Introduction to Gene Expression NGS Data Analysis
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Transcriptomics in Research: DEGs & Pathway annotation
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Biomedical Data Science: Introduction to Machine Learning for NGS Data
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Bioinformatics NGS Machine Learning Projects
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If you need help finalizing registration, contact Farhana Musarrat (email: fmusar1@lsu.edu). You have to register for the orientation using the form below. For LSU or LBRN members, you can complete your registration via BIOMMED iLab link below -
Register for the Online Mentor Guided Training Program
The program will include the following asynchronous resources:
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An overview of bioinformatics and it's key applications. | Omics Technologies and Key terminology to know. | User-friendly bioinformatics analysis solutions. | Introduction to coding and analysis in R | Curated datasets and Project Case Studies |

Training Certificate from the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network or LSU BioMMED:
- Certification of Training Requirement Completion
- Recognition within the Network and Other IDeA States
- Advancement for Research, Faculty and Student participants within the LBRN Network
- Training certification for LSU through the Center for Biotechnology and Biomolecular Medicine at the Louisiana State University
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